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- How do we purify things?
- How should parents deal with a son/daughter who was a Muslim and then he/she became an atheist?
- How should the traveler pray?
- I breastfed my friend’s daughter for several weeks and she is my foster suckling daughter. She is now 17 and my son is 18. I understand they could NEVER get married as they shared the same milk. Is it permissible for my 22 year old son to marry her? Or is that Haram for them?
- If I missed a prayer, do I pray it when I remember it or do I wait till the next day time of the missed prayer?
- Is circumcision for males obligatory?
- Is it a sin to sleep through Fajir prayer?
- What are actions that require wudu’ that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?
- How would a person with urinary incontinence purify themselves for prayer?
- If a person did not do their prayers in the past and now they want to commit to their faith and prayers, do they have to make up all the missed prayers for the previous past years?
- If a person suffers from poor memory and a lot of forgetfulness and gets confused in their prayers, Is their prayer valid?
- If I feel I let out gas during the prayer, should I stop praying and go out to renew my Wudu'?
- Is the Qibla in North America North-East or South-East?
- Is it Islamically permissible to pray the Jummah prayer on the school/work campus instead of going to the nearby Masjid?
- What time are the prayers?
- What is the Islamic Sunnah timeline to read Surah Al-Kahf on Friday?
- Does this divorce count if a husband divorces his wife during her menses?
- Ruling on a wife requesting a divorce from her husband without a legitimate reason? Ruling on a wife staying with a husband who does not pray or fast?
- What constitutes a Khulu'?
- If a husband divorces his wife, can she leave the house and go stay with her parents during her waiting period?
- If a husband tells his wife our relationship is over and he sleeps in a different room, is this considered to be an Islamic divorce?
- If a wife gets divorced, does she still stay home during her waiting period (i'dah) or she is considered a stranger to her husband and needs to leave the house or stay and wear her Hijab in the house?
- Is there a waiting period for the husband to ask the wife back if he decides to? If so, how long is the period?
- What is the Islamic ruling on conditional divorce? For example, if you get pregnant again, I will divorce you.
- Does blood donation break your fast?
- What is the ruling on using non-nutritive antibiotic eye drops and contact lenses solution (antibacterial and cleansing) while fasting?
- Are pregnant and nursing mothers allowed to not fast without making a prior attempt to fast?
- Are pregnant and nursing women able to break the fast? What is the evidence?
- Are the acts of excelling in family relations, maintaining good ties of kinship, increasing Qur’an recitation, and increasing charity to the poor, more preferred in Ramadan?
- Are there days that are haram to fast other than Eid days?
- Are there days that are haram to fast other than Eid days?
- Can a fast be broken by a traveling person who started traveling after fajr and during fasting hours?
- Are all IRAs restricted like the 401(k) with the same Zakat rulings?
- Are all IRAs restricted like the 401(k) with the same Zakat rulings?
- Are gifts and cash incentives offered by banks to account holders Islamically permissible?
- Are student loans Islamically permissible?
- Can I give the interest money to relatives/friends of mine who are considered poor? And do I have to inform them?
- Can I use the interest money to pay my student loan or my utility bills?
- Do we pay Zakat on 401k before the due date matures?
- Do we pay Zakat on 401k before the due date matures?
- Is fermented food or drink halah?
- Is it Islamically permissible to eat squirrel meat as a treatment for asthma and shortness of breath?
- Is it permissible to sell the meat of the Udhiyah?
- Is Seafood halal?
- What is the difference between Zabiha and Halah meat? Which one is permissible to eat?
- What is the Islamic ruling on enzymes in cheese?
- Is it halal to use red wine vinegar for consumption?
- Is It Islamically permissible to use a mouthwash that contains alcohol?
- Can the Salatul Janazah (funeral prayer) be performed inside the masjid?
- Can women pray Salatul Janazah (funeral prayer)?
- Can you give us more details on "Salatul Janazah"?
- How is Tayammum [dry wash] performed for the dead person?
- How is the "Salatul Janazah" performed?
- How is the bathing of the dead (Ghusl) carried out?
- How is the Islamic burial actually carried out?
- How is the Kafan (the shroud) prepared and placed?
- If a person who is performing Umrah takes a break from saying the Talbiya and starts socializing and joking for some leisure?
- If one who is performing Umrah loses his ablution (Wudoo’), does he have to maintain his ablution (Wudoo’) to say the Talbiya?
- If something happens to a person in a state of Ihram that prevents him from performing the Umrah and he forgot to make the condition during his intention for Ihram, what does he need to do?
- If the place of residence has a strong fragrance that leaves a trace on the body or clothes of a person performing Umrah, what is required of him?
- Is it permissible to chant the Talbiya?
- Is it permissible to cover the face with clothes or a mask from dust or the smell of car exhaust smoke?
- Is it permissible to shower before Umrah?
- Is it permissible to use cleansing products with fragrances while showering?
- Are there any restrictions to gift giving during one’s lifetime?
- Can a person distribute their estate before they die if there is a legitimate reason?
- Can Muslims inherit from non-Muslims?
- Can Non-Muslim family members inherit from Muslims?
- Do adopted children inherit as biological children?
- Do we have full ownership of our property and possessions?
- If all heirs are in full agreement to voluntarily distribute the estate in different shares than what is specified in the Quran, can they do that?
- If the estate gets distributed before or after death and the distribution was not according to the Islamic law as Allah specified in the Quran but mainly was distributed unfairly, what should be done with such distribution?
- Is it permissible to invest in Cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin?
- Is there a prohibition on selling dogs in Islamic law?
- What is the Islamic ruling on owning or working in restaurants where wine or pork is served?
- What is the ruling for renting out space in a store for someone that sells alcohol, and the store owner is not taking any percentage from the alcohol?
- I have a job as a sales copywriter for a business that mainly sells generic children's toys, but during holidays like Halloween and Christmas, they sell toys with those themes/decorations. Is it permissible for me to write advertisements for these holiday toys?
- I have been told by various people that working in grocery stores is haram because of the cigarettes and alcohol sold. Is this true?
- is it haram to enter competitions to win money?
- Is it Islamically permissible to work at a place that sells alcohol, pork, and lottery tickets if that is the only job I can find?
- Are men and women allowed to interact together in Islam?
- Are tattoos haram? Why?
- I am a nurse and have to sometimes expose the 'Awrah (including private parts) of the opposite sex. Is this Islamically permissible?
- I work as a tax associate. I fill out the data for companies and individuals; interest is subject to taxes, and sometimes we have to enter interest information (profit and loss) while filling in data. Does this fall under the Hadith of the usury writer and its two witnesses?
- Is circumcision for males obligatory in Islam?
- Is it Islamically permissible to practice "yoga" exercises?
- Is it Islamically permissible to use braces on the teeth or to get an Invisalign, which is a clear dental brace for teeth that helps to align teeth and close the gap between the two front teeth?
- Is it permissible for a Muslim person to financially support and vote for a political candidate who publicly supports and endorses LGBT rights?
- Is it Islamically permissible to talk to my fiancée over the phone?
- Is it permissible for my daughter to forsake her dad's presence and consent to her Nikkah since he is an abusive dad?
- Is it permissible to marry a person who committed zina and other sinful acts in the past but sincerely regretted the acts and repented?
- Is marriage with the agreement of the woman and her wali along with witnesses being present, but without announcing the marriage publicly, or registering it in the Islamic or civil courts, considered to be a valid Islamic marriage?
- Is reducing the mahr in Islam from the tradition of our beloved Prophet PBUH?
- Is temporary marriage permissible in Islam?
- If an unmarried woman commits Zina with a man and becomes pregnant, can they get married (nikkah) right away after the baby is born, or do they have to wait three months?
- If we have a close family or friend who is entering an impermissible marriage (such as Muslim man marrying a polytheist, a Muslim woman marrying a non-Muslim man, or same sex marriage), and they know it is impermissible in Islam, should we avoid attending their wedding? If there is a worry that not attending would lead them even farther from Islam. Would the fact that one of the maqaasid assharia is preserving faith in Islam be a valid rationale to attend the wedding with the intention of showing love to attract them both to Islam?
- Is it permissible in Islam to buy and sell the book of Qur'an?
- Is It permissible to read Quran regularly on behalf of deceased Muslims?
- Is it permissible to receive a financial gift for teaching the Qur’an? If one does receive such a gift, must one give it away to charity?
- Is Taharah (purity) a condition before one starts reciting the Quran?<br>Is reading Qur'an from a phone app permissible while not being in a state of purity?
- We are encouraged to read Sūrah al-Mulk nightly for protection from the punishment of the grave. If someone cannot read Arabic, does reading the translation offer the same protection, or should they try to read the transliteration instead?
- A woman is currently clear and feels the sign of an upcoming period. Asr time comes in at 4pm and she is making wudu at 4:05pm. During wudu she feels wetness and notices the discharge. Does she need to make up the prayer?
- Can all activity be resumed during istihatha?
- How do we purify things?
- How does a woman with istihatha pray?
- How does one perform tayammum?
- Is circumcision for males obligatory?
- Is there a kaffara for having intercourse during menses?
- Is there an exception to the impermissibility of making tawwaf while on menses?
- Are tampons permissible to use for unmarried girls/virgins? If they are not permissible to use, what should a girl do?
- Can a woman visit her husband's grave while still on her 'iddah period?
- Can women travel without a mahram (a male relative she can not marry)?
- Does bleeding during consummation prove that the girl is a virgin in Islam?
- Does Islam require a woman to change her maiden name and take her husband's last name?
- Does Quran/Islam prohibit a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man?
- Is abortion allowed in Islam if the fetus is malformed?
- Is breathable nail polish permissible to use so I can avoid taking it off before Wudu?
- What is Zakat?
- Are all IRAs restricted like the 401(k) with the same Zakat rulings?
- Can a previously married woman marry herself to a suitor without her Wali's (guardian) permission?
- Can you recommend an easy book on how to calculate Zakat?
- Can zakat be given to someone who has cancer and is receiving donations for treatment?
- Does one have to pay zakah on money or savings that he has already paid zakah on from the previous year?
- How to pay Zakat on asset investments?
- I have 2 houses and I live in both of them. Neither one is completely paid off, so how do I pay Zakat on them?
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