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<strong>How do we purify things?</strong>

<strong>How should parents deal with a son/daughter who was a Muslim and then he/she became an atheist?</strong>

<strong>How should the traveler pray?</strong>

<strong>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.<br>Is it permissible for my 22 year old son to marry her? Or is that Haram for them?</strong>

<strong>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?</strong>

<strong>Is circumcision for males obligatory?</strong>

<strong>Is it a sin to sleep through Fajir prayer?</strong>

<strong>What are actions that require wudu’ that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?</strong>

<strong>What are impermissible acts during menses and post-childbirth bleeding which are agreed upon?</strong>

<strong>What are obligatory acts of wudu’ which are agreed upon by the Muslim jurists?</strong>

What are the conditions for the acceptance of the Shahada statement?

<strong>What are the obligatory acts of wudu’ that are disagreed upon by the Muslim jurists?</strong>

<strong>What did our Prophet pbuh say about the characteristics of al-Fitrah?</strong>

<strong>What is the definition of tahara (purification) in Islam?</strong>

<strong>What is the ruling on women performing the pilgrimage Hajj/Ummrah without a mahram?</strong>

<strong>What is the time period for shaving pubic hair and pulling out underarm hair?</strong>

<strong>Would I get a reward for intending to do a specific worship act, and unexpected sickness or travel prevented me from actually doing it?</strong>

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?

Can a Muslim celebrate and greet people on the Gregorian “New Year”?

Can a person leave the masjid to take a shower at home to get rid of the sweat and to change clothes?

Can I name my child Jibreel? and if not, what is the difference between naming after prophets and after angels?

Can i’tikaf be done in any masjid?

Can we offer Qurbani on behalf of a dead person?

Can we offer Qurbani on behalf of Prophet Muhammad SAW?

Did the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) urge on repeating the performance of ‘Umrah?

Do we have to shorten and combine prayers during travel?

Does i’tikaf only pertain to a person who is fasting?

Does i’tikaf only pertain to Ramadan?

How do we purify things?

How does one perform tayammum?

How many times can I redo Salatul Istikhara?

If a father has family obligations, can he still perform i’tikaf?

In what cases is it permissible to combine prayers together while not being on travel?

Is circumcision for males obligatory?

Is it better to wipe over the socks or to wash the feet while being at home?

Is it obligatory to make up the i’tikaf if someone broke it during the ten nights?

Is it permissible for the wife or children to visit their dad while he is in his i’tikaf?

Is it permissible to bury two people in one grave?

Is it permissible to greet Muslims on social media with the phrase " Jummah Mubarakah" on the day of Friday?

Is it permissible to wipe over a head covering?

Is it permissible to wipe over casts, wraps, and similar items?

Is it required to do dry ablution in addition to wiping the injured body part and washing the healthy body parts?

Is saying "Jumuah Mubarakah" a Bid’ah (innovation)?

Is the growing of the beard mandatory?

Is there an expiation for the major sin of having intercourse during menses?

Must a person complete the full ten nights of i’tikaf to get the reward?

What about those who have intercourse during menses?

What are actions that invalidate an i’tikaf?

What are actions that require wudu’ that are disagreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are actions which cause major ritual impurity/require ghusl that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are actions which require ghusl (bathing) that are disagreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are considered impurities according to all Muslim scholars?

What are examples of emergencies where a person in i’tikaf can leave the masjid temporarily and then return to the masjid to complete the i’tikaf?

What are impermissible acts during menses and post-childbirth bleeding which are disagreed upon?

What are impurities that are controversial amongst scholars, with the stronger opinion being that they are impure?

What are nullifying acts of wudu’ that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are nullifying acts of wudu’ that are disagreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are other matters related to ghusl?

What are other notes concerning wudu’?

What are prohibited acts for one in a state of major ritual impurity that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are prohibited acts for one in a state of major ritual impurity that are disagreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are recommended acts while fasting?

What are the actions for which wudu’ is preferred?

What are the conditions of 'Umrah for a person who wishes to perform it?

What are the conditions of wiping which are agreed upon?

What are the conditions of wiping which are disagreed upon?

What are the etiquettes when utilizing the bathroom?

What are the nullifiers of tayammum?

What are the obligatory actions for ghusl that are agreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are the obligatory actions for ghusl that are disagreed upon by Muslim jurists?

What are the pillars and conditions of doing an i’tikaf?

What are the pillars and conditions of doing an i’tikaf?

What are the reasons for the permissibility of tayammum which are agreed upon by the Muslim jurists?

What are the reasons for the permissibility of tayammum which are disagreed upon by the Muslim jurists?

What are the recommended actions for ghusl in order to adhere to the actions of the Prophet pbuh?

What are the specifications of the socks and shoes that are to be wiped on?

What are the three types of major ritual impurity?

What are the times and events for which ghusl is preferred?

What are the two types of purification?

What are the two types of ritual purification?

What determines the end of blood flow?

What did our Prophet (pbuh) say about the characteristics of al-Fitrah?

What is considered prolonged blood flow?

What is meant by ‘Umrah?

What is meant by wisal (connected fasting) and what is its ruling?

What is tayammum?

What is the condition that Allah swt loves His slaves to be in?

What is the definition of menstruation?

What is the definition of post-childbirth bleeding?

What is the definition of tahara (purification) in Islam?

What is the duration for wiping on top of footwear?

What is the duration of post-childbirth bleeding?

What is the evidence as to why a menstruating woman needs to make up for her missed fasts but not for her prayers?

What is the fate of the parents of the Messenger, may peace and blessings be upon him?

What is the length of a menstrual cycle?

What is the merit and reward of ‘Umrah?

What is the merit of the sacred House of Allah?

What is the minimum time a person can spend in seclusion for it to be considered an i’tikaf?

What is the purpose for the i’tikaf?

What is the ruling for wiping on top of footwear during wudu’?

What is the ruling for wiping over socks during wudu’?

What is the ruling if nifaas blood after childbirth discontinues way before the typical 40 day postpartum period ends?

What is the Sunnah for having the aqeeqa for a new born?

What is the time period for clipping fingernails, toenails, and trimming or shaving mustaches?

What nullifies wiping over footwear?

What nullifies wiping?

What should a person do if he cannot find any water or soil to purify himself with?

When does the period for wiping over the khuf/socks begin?

When is it obligatory to wipe?

When should the siwaak be used?

When would our Prophet (pbuh) begin his i’tikaf during Ramadan?

When would our Prophet (pbuh) end his i’tikaf?

Where and how should the footwear be wiped?

Which is better in Ramadan: focusing on worship or seeking knowledge?

What is the ruling for a Muslim on consuming gelatin in foods and medicines?

What is the Islamic ruling on hearing the sound of an owl?

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