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Why did we do takbir three times during Eid ul-Fitr prayer?
According your description you seem to have prayed the first time a Eid prayer.
The major difference between Eid prayers and Jumu'ah is that the sermon of the Eid prayer is performed after the prayer,...
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Why is it believed that a Muslim will eventually get out of hell?
The belief that all Muslims (who are believers) will leave Hell is a belief agreed upon in Sunni Islam. This is in contrast to the Mutazilah and the Khawarij who believed that Muslims who committed ...
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What formal, doctrinal guidance is there for how a Muslim should personally respond to deliberate, gratuitous abuse of Islam?
For reference, here is the link to my previous answer which details the stance of the schools on blasphemy and its basis in 9:12. Apart from that, 9:61-66 and 33:57 are also sometimes cited as ...
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Does Islam support putting flowers on a grave to reduce punishment?
The hadith is in Sahih Muslim:
Once the Prophet, while passing through one of the graveyards of
Medina or Mecca heard the voices of two persons who were being
tortured in their graves. The Prophet (ﷺ)...
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Some scholars say Muslims who don't pray are not unbelievers, but are executed: on what grounds is this justified?
They base it on:
فإن تابوا وأقاموا الصلاة وآتوا الزكاة فخلوا سبيلهم
But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way.
— Quran 9:5
أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى ...
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Some scholars say Muslims who don't pray are not unbelievers, but are executed: on what grounds is this justified?
To complement the answer by @Uma:
General rule: A Muslim should not kill another Muslim intentionally
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ أَن يَقْتُلَ مُؤْمِنًا إِلَّا خَطَأً
And never is it for a believer to ...
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Are parents responsible for their daughter not wearing hijab?
Allah ordered his Prophet ﷺ to command his wives and daughters to cover themselves up:
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ قُل لِّأَزْوَاجِكَ وَبَنَاتِكَ وَنِسَاءِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ يُدْنِينَ عَلَيْهِنَّ مِن ...
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Is Islam really a religion of peace?
Islam is not a religion of peace in at least the sense that there are major voices in the schools of law that say Islam commands aggressive war against the Non-Muslims on a regular basis. Some of the ...
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Why did we do takbir three times during Eid ul-Fitr prayer?
Eid salat is different in this regard, there are extra Takbirs.
The Hanafis add 6 additional takbirs, 3 in the first rakah before the fatiah and 3 in the second rakah before the rukuh.h
The Malikis ...
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How reliable is the quote "70 sins between you and [Allah] is much lighter than... just one sin between you and the people" by Sufyan al-Thawri?
Known sources of this statement
This statement was attributed to Sufyan a-Thawri by abu Laith as-Smarqandi in his Tanbeeh al-Ghafilyn bi ahadithi sayyid al-Mursalynتنبيه الغافلين بأحاديث سيد الأنبياء ...
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Why is it recommended to perform wudu' when one is angry?
This concept comes from a weak chained Hadith:
إِنَّ الْغَضَبَ مِنْ الشَّيْطَانِ وَإِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ خُلِقَ مِنْ
النَّارِ وَإِنَّمَا تُطْفَأُ النَّارُ بِالْمَاءِ فَإِذَا غَضِبَ
أَحَدُكُمْ ...
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How many conditions of death in which we call a person shaheed or martyr?
There are at least five different kinds of martyrs according to Islam:
Abu Hurairah narrated that: The Messenger of Allah said: "The martyrs
are five: Those who die of the plague, stomach illness,...
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How is it possible that Muhammad is a prophet (Q 29:27)?
Does Quran 29:27 not exclude any non-Israelite from being a prophet?
No it does not.
Firstly, there is no exclusion as you have claimed. Adam, Noah, Enoch, Abraham, Lut, Ishmael, Ayub, Hud, Saleh, ...
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Where in Quran it's specified that a person can will one-third of their assets for charity?
The possibility of making an optional bequest (وصية) and distributing the remainder according to the prescribed shares is present in the Quran.
من بعد وصية يوصين بها
... after any bequest they [may ...
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Does Islam allow the sale of Muslim real estate to a Jew?
The general rule is that a Muslim can sell anything to anyone. There are some exceptions to this, one of which is that a thing can not be sold when the purpose of the buyer is to do something haram by ...
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Why does The Reliance of the Traveller highlight 216 liters of water in the context of impurities?
What is a qullah?
First of all you should know that a qullah is basically a big vessel (search via google القلة). One could ask himself whether these vessels have been fabricated everywhere with the ...
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Does Islamic scripture have an equivalent to "be fruitful and increase in number"?
There's no direct equivalent but the Qu'ran and Ahadith encourage us to reproduce and say that Muslims would be the dominant group in the world.
Abu Dawood narrated that Ma’qil ibn Yasaar said:
A man ...
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Why did the prophet take Counsel of his companions in martial and social affairs?
Because Allah commanded him to do so:
وشاورهم في الأمر
and consult them in the affairs
— Quran 3:159
According to scholarly opinions documented in Tafsir Qurtubi and Tafsir Baghawi, the Prophet was ...
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Does Islam have some sort of creed, or do muslims use creeds and also are there any examples of creeds?
There is no creed in Islam, but there are pillars that form Islam and imān (faith) in Allah from a Sunni point of view. This is well explained in Sahih al-Bukhari, Book 65, Hadith 4777:
عَنْ أَبِي ...
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Was Ishmael the one to be sacrificed?
The Quran does not explicitly name 'the one who was to be sacrificed', though people have used some verses to make deductions about it. I personally find the arguments in favor of Ishmael to be more ...
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If one finds himself not being able to follow the religion correctly after being guided by ALLAH (SWT) can leaving Islam or suicide be a solution?
It really doesn't make a big difference whether you follow Islam secretly or not when it comes to act of worship. Unless you really are afraid of being harmed or even killed by non-Muslims if caught.
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Is it allowed to say thanks and sorry to a person for his favour or your mistakes?
There's a hadith which strongly encourages being grateful to people:
Whoever is not grateful to the people, he is not grateful to Allah.
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1955 [grade: sahih]
He who does not thank ...
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Who built the Kaaba Sharif in Makkah?
The Kaabah has been rebuilt several times through history.
At least one of these was by Abraham and Ishmael and this is mentioned in the Quran:
وعهدنا إلى إبراهيم وإسماعيل أن طهرا بيتي للطائفين ...
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Who built the Kaaba Sharif in Makkah?
Allah said in the Qur'an:
Sahih International:
Indeed, the first House [of worship] established for mankind was that at Makkah - blessed and a guidance for the worlds. (3:96)
Pickthall:
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When are souls created according to Islam?
As‘salaamu alaikum!
Souls are definitely created things, although I do not know the mystery of how Allahu ta alaa made them nor what he created them from. I only know that ALL THINGS, except Allahu ...
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Why is a martyr called a Shaheed?
From Tafsir al-Qurtubi:
قوله تعالى ويتخذ منكم شهداء أي يكرمكم بالشهادة ; أي ليقتل قوم فيكونوا شهداء على الناس بأعمالهم . وقيل : لهذا قيل شهيد : وقيل : سمي شهيدا لأنه مشهود له بالجنة وقيل : سمي شهيدا ...
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Exactly who knows about PAST & FUTURE of human beings except Allah and Hazrat Muhammad S.A.W.W?
None knows about this except Allah or through Allah's revelation. Even Muhammad's () knowledge on the matter is limited on what was revealed to him as Allah says:
Say, "None in the heavens and ...
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Why islam is considered as "only" "one" "true" path, whereas nature provides multiple reasons to believe otherwise?
Truth is not subjective. Something is either true, or it is not.
Your four-point criteria, on the other hand, is subjective. You may use it to decide what you choose to believe or disbelieve about the ...
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How do we explain the prophets map?
Many traditional African religions also knew One God. I know that East Africa, in particular Kenya, was monotheist before the arrival of Islam and Christianity. The name of God in Kenyan languages is ...
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Is there an Islamic basis to turning off your car radio during adhan?
Although turning off the radio or stopping one’s conversation is not required by Allah and His Prophet ﷺ, it is deemed by many scholars as the action with the maximum benefit that has a promise of ...
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