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Is X halal? (reference question)
Islam.SE often gets questions of the kind "is X halal?", where "X" may be quite specific and the permissiveness of which is very clear. Examples include can I bathe with my wife, can I marry two women ...
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Who are the women that a man is forbidden to marry?
While I know that Islam allow a man to marry four wives at the same time, it prohibited men from marrying specific women, such as mother.
My question is, who are those women that are prohibited for a ...
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Will Allah forgive me for doing X ? (reference question)
Suppose I have done the sin X - Will Allah forgive me for doing it? What must I do to be forgiven?
Motivation: We have a load of questions (see the list at the end) on the site where someone confesses ...
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Is listening to music halal?
As a Muslim person since birth, I have always heard that music is prohibited (Haram) by all scholars in TV, radio, books and recently on the internet until I have heard a session with Sheikh Adel ...
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Is masturbation permissible for a man during an extended period of unmarried life?
I see that Islam has given very good options for people to remain sexually fit. My question is that nowadays usually people have only one marriage and even that at an age of 25-37 (my own observation, ...
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Are Muslim men allowed to take "sex slaves?"
According to TheReligionofPeace.com:
The Quran also gives devout Muslim men license to capture women and use them as sex slaves, lest four wives prove insufficient.
The same site also makes the ...
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Which things break the wudu?
I am confused over the fact that roaming in house where kids, mom or sister in law or sometimes guests in your boxers, can break your wudu? I am generally living alone, and mostly want to be ...
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Is drawing or photographing people prohibited in Islam?
I am aware that the prophets may not be depicted in art works, but recently I've been told that people can't be drawn either. What are the specific Quran verses or hadiths that support this view? What ...
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What is shirk in Islam?
What is the definition of shirk?
Is it a sin? If yes, what kind of sin is it?
What are the types of shirk?
Can you give me some examples?
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Is "X" kufr (reference question)
Kufr is often defined as disbelief; to what extent does this simple definition cover the meaning of Kufr in Islam?
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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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What's the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer?
I've heard different opinions about this issue, what’s the stand of Islam on a Muslim woman marrying a non-believer? What if the man claims he'd convert to Islam to be able to marry the Muslim woman? ...
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What is the exact manner to join the Salat Jamat after arriving late?
Sometimes there is a scenario that Salat ba-jamat has been started and one person arrives at a time such that his one or more Rakat's are missed. Then in this situation what is the exact ruling to ...
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What are the readings (qira'at) of Quran?
As far as I know there are more than one reading for Quran. Some say they are 7 and others say they are 14.
What does that mean? Are there more than one Quran? Which reading is the correct one and why?...
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Just reciting "Talak" thrice commits divorce?
According to my knowledge for a non-muslim to become muslim he/she has to recite sura' Fatia. And just reciting is not enough. It should be felt from heart and be believed.
On the other hand just ...
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Does the process of repentance differ significantly based on the sin?
The question How does one repent in Islam? asks about repenting from sins in general. I attempted to answer it, and the general conclusion was basically:
Sincerely ask for forgiveness.
Perform good ...
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Is it mandatory to get married in Islam? [duplicate]
Is it mandatory to get married in Islam?
Actually a few years back, I fell in love with a girl. Since I belong to a religious family, I did what our religion asks us to, I told my parents and they ...
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Does dripping urine break Wudu?
Sometimes after you have finished urinating, it may happen that you drip in your pants right after you perform Wudu or before you go for prayer.
So I wonder if it breaks the Wudu; what about the ...
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Can a Muslim man marry a non-Muslim (and non-Ahl-al-Kitab) woman?
I know from other questions on this site that Muslim men can marry Jewish or Christian women, that Muslim women can't marry non-Muslims, and why there's a difference in marriage law for Muslim men and ...
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How should insults to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) be handled?
Does the quran or hadith give any guidance on how to handle the case if a Non-Muslim insults the Prophet (Peace be upon him)?
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Is it wrong to "sever ties of kinship" in the case of an abusive relative?
It seems severing ties of kinship (family) is a serious issue. From Sunnah.com:
'Abdullah ibn 'Awfa reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said
Mercy does not descend ...
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What is the fate of someone who died never having heard of Islam?
Let's say there are some people who never heard of Islam. For example, they are in the middle of the Amazon rain forests and do not have any means of communication with the larger world. Would they go ...
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Is istinja' necessary for ablution?
Can someone please tell me that, is istinja' (الإستنجاء) for ablution is necessary or not?
Istinja is the Arabic term for cleaning away whatever has been passed from the urethra or anus with water, ...
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Is indirect help to a riba business haram?
I came across the question Working in banks in an Islamic country. According to my understanding of the answer by Shaykh Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid,
You are doing haram if you are helping someone ...
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Is it permissible to earn money from painting cityscapes and scenery?
I am a painter and I paint cityscapes and scenery that does not have any living being in it such as people, animals or any other thing.
I just paint sea, sky, buildings, flowers etc. With the ...
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Is it permitted to not get married?
Marrying is not a farz in Islam. What if someone chooses not to get married and keep fasting to control desire?
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What is the Islamic stance on Internet piracy?
I think it is similar to stealing, but not exactly, so the same rules may not apply here. The difference is that, in stealing, you move a property from its owner to yourself, but in internet piracy, ...
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Is the Quran complete? If so, why do we need Hadith? [closed]
I am hoping to seek a final affirmed answer to a question that has plagued me for a long while.
Though i cannot claim myself to be a good muslim like most of the people here, i do hope that with your ...
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Figuring out right calculation method of prayer time [closed]
I shifted to uk last year and I have been confused by the fact that people I live with think they are hardcore and correct in Islam and everything and get hot headed when told them to correct e.g. The ...
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How do we reconcile the apostasy ruling with Al-Baqarah 2:256?
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion. The
right course has become clear from the wrong. So whoever disbelieves
in Taghut and believes in Allah has grasped the most ...
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Are women allowed to work in Islam?
I was wondering if Muslim women are allowed to work outside of their home? Are there conditions where it is allowed? What if the husband's income isn't enough for the family?
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What are basic (osol al fiqh) differences & similarities between the 4 (existing) Legal Sunni Schools: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, & Shafi'i? Charts? [closed]
What are the basic (osol al fiqh) differences and similarities between the four existing legal sunni schools of thoughts: Hanafi, Hanbali, Maliki, and Shafi'i?
Is there a chart/venn diagram that is ...
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Is Sahih al-Bukhari considered as 100% authentic by Sunni scholars?
I think there are some Hadith in this book are not compatible with Quran.
Also I think this is not a logic term to say "Sahih Bukhari is Sahih (authentic) because its name is Sahih"
Bukhari was an ...
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What do I do if I missed joined prayers?
So basically, I have a list of prayers that I missed over the years due to multiple things (not laziness), and have finally got around to making them up. Two of the prayers are the Dhuhr and Asr which ...
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Can niyat (intention) be done by heart, or must it be declared verbally?
There has been a countless debate between people about intention or Niyat of namaz or fasting. Some people say it is ok to say it in the heart, while others require that it be spoken, be it niyat of ...
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In Islam, are there limits on sex between a married couple?
I know that in Islam people who are not married to each other do not have the right to have sex, but what about married people? Are there any limitations on sexual acts that can be performed between a ...
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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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What are the different punctuation in Quran?
I would like to know how many punctuations are there and their respective action (i.e. stop for a while or don't stop at this point of sentence) that come in Quran.
For example, I know of one ...
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What is the Sharia ruling on working in a bank?
Nowadays, lot of students look for getting a job in banks. What is the Islamic view if a person gets a job in bank?
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Do modern-day Jews, Sabians and Christians have "nothing to fear or to regret" (Qur'an 5:69)?
Below are two translations of Qur'an 5:69 from IslamAwakened:
Indeed, those who have believed [in Prophet Muhammad] and those [before Him] who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those [among them] ...
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How to cope with interest payed by banks?
People have saving accounts in bank to save money in a secure place. And Salary accounts are also a kind of Saving account. Banks usually pay a small amount of interest after particular interval. My ...
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Does the Qur'an or Sunnah directly forbid male-female interactions aside from sex?
It is very clear that Quran forbids intercourse between man and woman before marriage.
However, when it comes to relationships, the only close reference I have from Qu'ran is that we should "lower ...
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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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How deep does the penis need to be inside before it's classed as zina and is subject to the hadd punishment?
I have read that zina that requires Hadd Punishment, only occurs when the head of the penis disappears into the vagina. If it only penetrates part of it, then it is not subject to Hadd punishment.
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Prophet Muhammad SAW was illiterate, who wrote the Quran then?
Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him) is illiterate, how can there be al quran in first place? Who wrote it? if there is someone his friends wrote to him verses of the Quran does it still considered to ...
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Is it obligatory to pray Taraweeh in the mosque?
Tarawih refers to extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic month of Ramadan. -- Wikipedia
I couldn't find any resources detailing whether Taraweeh must be prayed in the mosque ...
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Do you get sin for doing something unintentionally?
As-salamu Alaykum,
If you have sinned without the intention to sin, are you still held accountable? does it depend on the sin?
Jazak Allah Khair
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Is evolution compatible with Islam?
Is the theory of evolution, and specifically, theistic evolution, compatible with Islam? That is to say, is there any official doctrine in Islam (or if not agreed upon in Islam as a whole, in a ...
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Was the prophet sinless?
There seems to be a commonly held belief that the prophet Muhammad (and the prophets in general) are somehow protected from ever committing any sin. I have seen nothing in the Qur'an to suggest this, ...
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Why is homosexuality a sin if Allah made me this way?
Every Muslim I know says that being gay is a choice, which is just not true. I'm attracted to men the same way a straight man is attracted to women, and this was never a conscious choice on my part. ...
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