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Is punishment for leaving Islam death?
It is commonly believed that if someone leaves Islam, by Sharia law the punishment is death. Is that true?
I have heard some different opinions. Dr. Zakir Naik was once asked a similar question and ...
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Is using pirated software allowed?
Is using pirated software allowed? Please answer with clear evidence supporting your view.
Note that I'm not asking about whether software piracy itself is sinful. My question is regarding the ...
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Is hijab obligatory in Islam? [closed]
Is hijab an obligation(wajib) in Islam?
And is it obligatory on upon governments to propagate and enforce it?
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What should an unmarried woman who has frequent, unexplained sexual urges do? (E.g. hypersexuality, nymphomania)
What should an unmarried woman who has frequent, unexplained sexual urges do? The Prophetic advice of fasting does not seem to be working in this case.
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Wife's Tamkin and Marital Rape
It is not my question, But some one asked me about this issue.What are the differences of wife's submission/deference (Tamkin Khas) in Islamic law and marital rape in western law? In western law there ...
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Does Islam support pedophilia or child marriages?
Everyone know that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) married Ayesha (RA) when she was 6 and consummated when she was 9.
So, does it mean Islam supports child marriages? If at all muslims consider ...
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Is buying or selling forex, commodities and stock indices halal in Islam?
Websites like eToro offer services where you can buy and sell currencies, commodities(gold, silver, oil, etc.) and indices(SPX500, NSDQ100, DJ30, UK100, FRA40, GER30, etc).
It's basically an online ...
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Is it permissible to marry someone with whom you have had premarital sex?
I have had sex with an innocent girl of my age we both are muslims. I did not have the knowledge of haram and halal while performing the act but now I feel disgusted. She wants me to marry her but my ...
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Why scholars disagree on whether it's obligatory for women to veil their faces or not in Islam?
While reading Surat Al-Noor, I came across the following verse:
“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty ...
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What is Shariah View on Multi Level Marketing/Network Marketing?
Nowadays, a lot of people are involved in Multi Level Marketing (MLM).
In MLM Business have sponsor and recruiter. When sponsor recruit some people under him, The recruiter/new joiner will pay some ...
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My father refuses to let me marry a boy because of caste; is "caste" an important part of marriage?
I'm a Muslim girl and want to marry a Muslim boy who is following Islam properly. So I spoke with my guardian (الولي), that is my father, and he refused the proposal and does not want to meet his ...
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Why are tattoos not allowed in Islam?
I heard that Muslims are not allowed permanent tattoos on the body because it hinders water from reaching the skin. Hence making the Wudhu and Ghusl never valid.
Please quote some references in your ...
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Can a virgin Muslim man marry a non-virgin (by premarital sex) unmarried Muslim woman?
Can a virgin Muslim man/woman marry a non-virgin unmarried Muslim woman/man.
That is the man/woman who have had premarital sex which is not allowed/haram by the Islamic law.
Can this type of person ...
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Why did Umar (RA) forbid Mutah (temporary marriage) after the death of the prophet?
I heard that Umar(RA) forbid Mutah marriage after the death of the Prophet(PBUH) and Abu Baker. What were his reasons for doing so ?
Looking for answers from Sunni authentic sources.
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Legal system - does sharia command courts of appeal?
In the context of this question, it occurred to me that I don't know whether sharia commands to implement a system of courts of appeals.
For context: in common and civil law, states implement a ...
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What is the meaning and the usage of "Assalamu alaikum"? [duplicate]
Assalamu alaikum,
I would like to know the meaning and the usage of Assalamu alaikum.
Jazaakallah Khair
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Can graves be exhumed?
Is it legal in Islam to exhume graves? If so, under what conditions? How should the remains be handled? What are the rules for the re-burial of remains?
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Who is eligible to be called as scholar in islam?
Most muslims have confusion that what is the criteria that a person is to be called as scholar of islam? does he have to go thought some sort of dgerees, courses, specific number of years of study, ...
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How should Muslims treat houses of worship of other Religions?
According to the Verse of Surat al Hajj (22:40) Muslims shouldn't destroy houses of worship or religious places of other Religions (Ahl-Al-Kitab to be correct). But what if for some reasons in an ...
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Are all of the laws in the Quran/Haddith/Islam relevant to modern (western) society?
I have been reading a book about Muhammad (pbuh) and have learnt, I am sure only a little, about Islam and the culture and times back then. It seems to an unlearned man like myself that the laws were ...
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Why is marriage restricted to four wives?
Allah clearly permits marriage to multiple wives — insofar as they can be treated justly — in Qur'an 4:3, where He says "…then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or ...
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Is directly invoking anyone other than Allah swt justifiable, or is it shirk?
(as translated by Shakir)
[72:18] And that the mosques are Allah's, therefore call not upon any one with Allah:
[72:19] And that when the servant of Allah stood up calling upon Him, they wellnigh ...
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What is magic and what is the ruling regarding learning magic in Islam?
It is known that several ayat in the Quran spoke about magic, for example in Sura Al-Baqara [2:102]
How does Islam view magic?
And what is the ruling on learning magic in Islam?
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What's the limit of democracy in Islam?
Suppose there is a country with Islamic government, if there was an election and 60% of the people voted for a secular government for example, would the Islamic government give up power or not?
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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 (ISHARES ...
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What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?
It is agreed upon that piracy is theft according to the question What is the Islamic stance on Internet Piracy?
However, cutting the hand of someone for downloading a bad pop song seems a little… ...
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What is the view of Islam on Nationalism and Patriotism?
Patriotism ( love of a person for His/Her country) , in my opinion is a natural sentiment.
I want to know what are the views of Islam on this.
Is it considered against the concept of "Ummah"?
The ...
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What does Islam offer to protect a child of a haram relationship?
Islam is against zina and condemns it and has rulings on punishing people who commit it like the punishment by stoning for married adulterers (on which at least all earlier scholars sunni's shi'a and ...
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Is it possible to remarry my husband after being divorced years ago?
My husband divorced me during menses 11 years ago. He uttered the divorce words three times in one meeting, then I went back to my parents house. After 2 weeks, a group of ladies from my family went ...
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I am unmarried, how to keep myself clean? [closed]
Every day I told myself how to protect myself, every day one or two opportunities comes to do bad things, I mean a sin like Zina or other things that brings me closer to adultery.
There is a very big ...
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What is Sharia Law?
What is Sharia Law? I am a Muslim myself, and I have never heard of the Sharia Law until a few people on Twitter (who were against Islam) pointed it out to me saying that it was "Islamic Law". They ...
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Is the fact that a woman inherits only half the share of a man a kind of injustice?
Wherever inheritance is on topic people quote those verses of the Qur'an, were we read the similar sentence:
... for the male, what is equal to the share of two females ... (see for example 4:11 ...
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What should I do if Canadian law and Sharia law are incompatible?
Living in Canada, If I find myself in a situation where Sharia law and Canadian law are incompatible, which should I follow?
For example, I would like to practice polygyny.
I would like 3 more wives,...
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Islamic view on getting married if you have no time/energy
Is it obligatory, optional or forbidden to get married when you have restrictions on the time/energy to give to a possible wife?
Lets say you work 7 days a week, 12 hours a day, commute 4 hours a day,...
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Not being able to maintain Wudu during Ramadan for Taraweeh prayer
When I don't eat, my body builds up a lot of gas. During Ramadan, I have this problem where I'm not able to maintain my Wudu for Taraweeh later at night. Trying to maintain it is actually bad for my ...
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Where do we get the idea of beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation in Islam?
Does Quran say anything about beheading, stoning and hand-mutilation?
How effective they are in case of controlling crimes?
See this link.
And this link.
Aren't beheading, stoning and hand-...
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What are the rights of un-married girls to choose husband in Islam?
please provide the answer and if possible the reference
1 : what rights does a girl has to choose her husband by her self ??
2 : up to what limit and what right her parents have over her will ??
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Local moon or international moon?
The month of Ramadan is near, so naturally the subject of the moon arises.
Based on hadiths, which moon I need to refer to -- the local or international moon -- for sawm and for eid?
For example, if ...
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Is it permissible for a girl to reject a proposal?
If a girl doesn't like a proposal, can she reject it? I have always wanted to get marry to a person who has more knowledge and practices Islam more than I do. If I found the proposal from a person ...
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Can we pray after sex if we didn't ejaculate?
Is it permissible to pray Salah if we have had sex but did not ejaculate? I am totally aware that we must shower in order to pray simply if we ejaculate.
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Why are dogs as pets considered haram? [duplicate]
I understand that dogs are considered haram, but what is the possible reason behind this?
I found the following quotes and others related to it might exists but I want to know what is the reasoning ...
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Should Muslims in a secular democracy try to make it an Islamic state?
Related to this question:
Should Muslims who live in a secular democracy (like the United States) attempt to turn the country into an Islamic state? For example, should Muslims support ammendments to ...
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Was hijab in public enforced legally in premodern times?
I sometimes come across claims that many of the obligations that Muslims have in Islam are a purely personal matter and were not legally enforced, historically. It's not quite clear to me which ...
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What is the Islamic view on taxation?
Is raising taxes by the leaders of an Islamic state allowed? If a person will not voluntarily pay these taxes: may force be used to collect them (like in almost any state today)?
In my opinion "taxes"...
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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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Is it unIslamic to raise female marriageable age above nine years of age?
It's well documented in the Hadiths that Mohammad (PBUH) became engaged to Aisha when she was six, and consumated the marriage when she was nine.
Before the Iranian revolution, female marriage was ...
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What does Islam say about adventure sports?
Adventure sports like trekking, bungee jumping, surfing, skydiving, etc. are practiced by people just for the sake of enjoyment and passtime. People take this inspite of the risk of life. What does ...
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Does Islam allow killing of Innocent individuals, if the tribe has committed some crime?
According to this hadith:
"Narrated Atiyyah al-Qurazi:
I was among the captives of Banu Qurayzah. They (the Companions) examined us, and those who had begun to grow hair (pubes) were killed, and ...
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What to do with interest paid by banks? [duplicate]
I am being paid interest into my bank account and not really sure who to give it to.
Is it simple enough for me to donate it to the mosque or does it have to be donated to somewhere specific?
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Is it permissible to give an English name to a child in Islam?
Names seem to play an important role in a society. Most Muslims who come from the Middle East tend to use or already have Arabic or Islamic names, which may have roots in the Arabic language.
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