Sunni Islam also known as Ahlu-s-Sunnati wa-l-Jamāʿah (people of the tradition of Muhammad and the consensus of the Ummah) is the largest branch of Islam.
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saying raziallah after the name of compainons who used to oppose the Prophet's order and quarrel with him in several occasions [closed]
"... If you turn back (from the path), He will substitute in your
stead another people; then they would not be like you! [47:38]"
Could you tell me Who Allah is referring by "you" in the above ...
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Are innocent people allowed to be killed in the name of Islam? [closed]
I would like to learn about the extreme culture in most of muslim societies, esp killing of innocent people with bombs, in some cases suicidal bombs, all in the name of Islam.
Did anywhere in history ...
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Is it permissible to perform EID Salaat on any day other than the 2 EIDs?
In some part of the world, Shia people organize EID Salaat in mosques on the day of EID-Al-Ghadeer.
Is it valid to perform ID Salaat on EID-E-Ghadeer day?
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What is the wisdom behind the importance of getting married and have children?
What is the wisdom behind the importance of getting married and having children in Islam?
I ask because getting married and having children is a full time commitment, to which you have to dedicate ...
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Are islamic Funds and/or ETF's really halaal investments?
According to iShares:
The MSCI World Islamic Index offers exposure to stocks from the MSCI
World Index which comply with Shariah investment principles.
I don't get it, the ETF LSE:ISWD ...
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Should I throw away decorations? (Sunni View)
There are many things which are purely decorative. For example, there are colorful badges which you just wear around because it is beautiful. Shoul I throw them away? THey seem expensive, but they're ...
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Was the wife of al-'Azeez a Muslim?
Was the wife of al-'Azeez a Muslim?
Said [the king to the women], "What was your condition when you sought
to seduce Joseph?" They said, "Perfect is Allah ! We know about him no
evil." The ...
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What is the Islamic definition of music?
Based on answers from questions like (Music in Islam?), it seems that music is haraam.
My question is, has Islamdefined for muslims what music is?
For example, is music:
singing without musical ...
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Is Kangaroo meat halal?
Assalamu Alaikum brothers. I am confused about Halal and Haram animals. I know some common halal animals like cow, goat, chicken etc. But I don't know the general rule of which animals are Halal or ...
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Saying InshaAllah for 'bad' things (Sunni View)
Is it fine to say InshaAllah in the following situations (at the end of each sentence)?
"I will not die a disbeliever", "I think I will fail my test", "I will never commit murder".
These refer to the ...
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Is it fine to pray for Firdaws for me and the Muslims?
For example, is it fine if I pray
"Ya Allah, please grant me and the Muslims Firdaws amin"?
Or am I supposed to just pray for myself and not for all Muslims?
Similarly, can I include all Muslims in ...
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Can a muslim woman become a gynecologist?
Is it permissible for a muslim woman to become a gynecologist1?
Gynecology:the branch of physiology and medicine that deals with the functions and diseases specific to women and girls, esp. those ...
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Backbiting someone with one's self
Is it okay to backbite someone with one's self? For example, if I become very angry with someone, then I go to my room and talk to myself things like "Why is he so stupid?". Backbiting normally ...
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Breaking Wudu during Jumuah
What should I do if I break wudhu (e.g. by farting) during Jumuah?
I have a farting problem, I can hold it for some time but if the Quran recitation is long then theres a huge chance that someday I'll ...
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Is forcing you to buy something to use a mosque permitted?
Does islam allow the sale of things by force?
For example:
buyer: I would like to use this mosque for prayer purposes
seller: No problem, please go to the stall and purchase something for $200, and ...
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Forgiveness about people's rights after conversion to Islam(Sunni view)
Reading this question, some questions arose in my mind.
When a non-Muslim converts to Islam:
Are the sins related to human rights also forgiven?
What happens if they killed someone when they ...
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Why be grateful for good deeds?
From my understanding, Muslims (are supposed to) blame themselves for evil deeds and be thankful for good deeds, and humans have free will to do good or bad deeds.
If we have free will to do good ...
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Combine Zuhr and Asr when late for Zuhr?
If I'm late for Zuhr prayer, can I combine it with Asr or must I pray the Zuhr separately from the Asr?
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Washing dog saliva after becoming Muslim
Before I became Muslim, I don't remember which parts of my body have been in contact with dog saliva, do I still have to do the washing with earth? Thanks
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Why is Interest such a bad thing according to Islam?
Source of quoted texts: islamqa.com.
"Those who eat Ribaa will not stand (on the Day of Resurrection)
except like the standing of a person beaten by Shaytaan (Satan)
leading him to insanity. ...
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Is it Islamic to execute people who insult prophets other than Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
I understand that insulting any prophet is kufr
Additionally, scholars have agreed unanimously that whoever insults, disrespects or belittles any one of the prophets, may Allaah exalt their ...
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How to show blessings?
Hence some of the salaf (righteous predecessors) said:
Whoever conceals a blessing has denied it, but whoever manifests it and spreads it has given thanks for it.
Ibn al-Qayyim said, commenting ...
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Is magic really real?
I hear and read a lot about magic in islam, but I've never known anyone who knows how to do it?
Does islam have some sample magic that one can try out?
For example, I was given a quranic cures book ...
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Can we label prophet mohammed a Sunni because he was the messenger through Sunnah?
I am new to Islam. So please be forgiving and understanding, I am curious to learn. Thx.
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Does the Quran contain all of Allah's revelations? (Sunni view)
Source: islamhelpline.com
Hadith-e-Qudsi is a term used which signifies that the meaning of the
hadith is from Allah Subhanah, and the words are related from the
Messenger of Allah (saws), ...
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Has mu'tah been forbidden via the Quran? (Sunni view)
I understand that the Sunni view regarding mu'tah is that it is no longer permissible:
It was narrated from al-Rabee’ ibn Sabrah al-Juhani that his father
told him that he was with the Messenger ...
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What is the role of the brother in the family once the father is dead?
Backstory:
Until fairly recently, my family used to be a very good one; an example to society of what a good functioning muslim family looks like. Me and my sister were doing extremely well in school ...
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Teachers hitting children?
Are teachers allowed to hit children according to Islam?
In the passed, when I was very little, my parents used to send me to Quranic class. I noticed that teachers would hit the students for many ...
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Teaching daughters to be self reliant?
Very often I see daughters who are not taught to look after themselves and/or how to provide for themselves, i.e. to be self reliant. I'm not sure if this is a cultural thing or an Islamic thing, but ...
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How many Rakat in Salat (Fard Salat only)?
How many Rakat in Salat from Hanafi and other Sunni schools opinion?
I would like to know how many Rakats that is Fard/Must for Fajr, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha.
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Shares in company which manufactures non haraam products
If I become a partial owner of a company via investment, i.e. I buy 100 shares in a company which gives me 1% ownership. If the company sells non haraam products, i.e. metal, but has a loan on which ...
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Is renting gold haraam or halaal?
Where I say property, I mean, something physical which has value. If the islamic definition of rent-able property is different, please let me know.
If I have property in the form of a house, I ...
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Are different schools of theology considered co-valid in Sunni islam?
Sunni islam accepts a number of madhahib, each seen as co-valid (despite differences of opinion, other schools are not considered as sinful or transgressing).
There are also various schools of ...
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`Umar's statement on the doctrine of succession in Islam
I came across a hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari ; it is a rather long hadith which tells the story of Umar giving a sermon when his death was close. Please read the hadith before proceeding. I excerpt the ...
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Sunni view on the Twelver Shia Imams? (Hadeeth request)
During a visit to Medinah I interestingly saw the names of the twelve Shi'a Imams (i.e. of the Twelvers, the mainstream Shi'a) —peace be upon them— with their reputations, around two ...
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Why has black hair dye been singled out?
Why has black hair dye been singled out? I find it confusing because I read in a fatwa that people should not dye their gray hair black to deceive people.
That is really confusing because it is ...
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Women will break if straightened?
What does this hadith mean, which is apparently agreed apon by Muslim and Bukhari:
Abu Hurayra reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him
and grant him peace, said, "Treat women ...
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Is it okay to say Jumuah Mubarak?
I have said Jumuah Mubaraka to someone and he said don't say that as sahaba did not do that. This got me thinking..
Can someone clarify with me, is it forbidden to say Jumuah Mubaraka?
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What is the meaning of Shafa'ah (Sunni view)?
There is some narration from prophet Muhammad (PBUH) installed in Masjid an Nabawi in Madinah, justified as "Sahih"(=Correct) or "Hassan"(=Well) in different Sunni references:
النَّبِيِّ صلى الله ...
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Hadeeth Saqalein (ثقلین)
Sahih Muslim Book 31, Number 5920:
Yazid b. Hayyan reported, I went along with Husain b. Sabra and 'Umar
b. Muslim to Zaid b. Arqam and, as we sat by his side, Husain said to
him: Zaid. you ...
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Is it halal to loan out money which people save in your bank?
Original idea from here.
My question is, is it halal to loan out money which people save in your bank?
Let's say we have an online website.
People can 'lend' money to the website (no interest), and ...
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What is the purpose of the “sections” of each daily prayer?
I have been looking at the Sunni > Hanafi > Deoband version of Islam. They say that the following prayers should be offered by all adults every day:
Fajr
4 rakha (2 rakha sunnah, and 2 rakha fardh)
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Is praying one rak'ah witr after Isha' prayer ok?
What are the orders of praying 1 rak'ah witr after the Isha' prayer? I know they are 3 rak'at, ut is it allowed to offer 1 rak'ah too? I have seen Ahl-Hadees praying in this way, they offer 4 Farz, 2 ...
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How do (Sunni) people choose their madh-hab?
There are now several school of thoughts (madh-habs) in Islam. They are following different Imams and the method of practicing the religion is slightly different. Basically the question is how people ...
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Is it permitted to make insurance claims?
I've read fatwas about how insurance generally is haraam, however, if you live in countries where certain insurances are legally required, that type of insurance is not haraam. For example, car ...
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Do step by step instructions exist on how to perform the purest supplication?
I originally had a question about:
Quran - 40/60: Call upon Me; I will respond to you.
What I wanted to know was, how do you go about calling Allah? It seems I have found the answer:
Quran ...
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Long term loans in Islam
I have a series of questions about islamic loans. My first question is this:
If person 1 loans 100k to person 2 and creates a contract which states that the agreed payback date is 25 years from now. ...
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At what age should girls be covered with Hijab?
There has been some debate between some friends and myself about at what age should parents start covering their daughters with hijab or niqab? Should it be from birth? when she starts school (mixing ...
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What is the maximum time for a man to leave his wife alone?
What is the maximum time period for a man to leave his wife separate without having sexual intercourse between them? (For instance, he went to a foreign country to earn a living.)
I heard that at the ...
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Why Sunnies put “Karram Allahu Wajhah” after name of Ali ibn Abi Talib?
Sunni brothers normally use "Rathi Allahu Anh" after the name of Sahaba of prophet Muhammad (PBUH). But in many cases use "Karram Allahu Wajhah" for Ali ibn Abi Talib.
For instance on some tiles of ...
