A popular statement said by many when they are corrected in jokes they are not supposed to say.
Although Islam permitted joking it placed some restrictions on it. Some of those restrictions may be dangerous and even take one out of Islam if violated - may Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) guard us from that.
1. One cannot ...
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Now, I have always seen the Islamic background and isnad for the idea of modesty and covering in general, yet there has always been in my mind a cloud of doubt around the exact isnad for the very specific modern hijab Muslim women wear today, i.e. covering the hair. For example, with the ...
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She thinks about sexual intercourse (between a husband and a wife) during night. It is just the thought that comes to her mind: she imagines that intentionally. But she does not see this in her dreams. Yet, she does not look at pornography and does not have immoral friends either, but for some unknown ...
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What is the proof that the Qur'an was not tampered with? Who wrote the Qur'an and when was it written? Can you give a brief history of it?
Answer:
Bismillah (In the Name of Allah).
1] Firstly to address your question with regards to the proof that parts of the Qur'an was not tampered ...
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My question is pertaining to the status of women here in the USA. As Muslim sisters we are out numbering the brothers more than 8 to 1. With this situation how do you address the marriage situation in the Islamic society? Also the second thing; with the ruling that the brothers are responsible for ...
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Today at work a co-worker asked me if cremation was haram, I told her yes, and she asked why but I wasn't able to tell her why. If you can let me know why cremation is haram in Islam. Also, this is regarding the pledge of allegiance, why is it not allowed in Islam ...
Introduction
The same way Allah (عز وجل) created the months, he chose out of them Ramadan to give extra reward to his servants. By the same token, when he created the days, he chose the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah to be the best days.
This season of worship brings many benefits, such as ...
5. He is the Eternal without a beginning and enduring without end.
(These statements are not in any order like the Iman section or the section on refuting other beliefs, and so on. The author chose his statements in different orders. The same applies for the attributes of Allah (عز وجل), some statements are replies ...
Shirk in Isti'anah (asking for aid and help)
Isti'anah refers to asking help from Allah in general matters that takes place at a time without evident hardship. Committing shirk in this refers to asking for help in other than Allah in that which only Allah can help with. For instance, asking the help of a ...
Shirk can be in Ruboobiyyah, Asma was-Sifaat, and Uluhiyyah.
Shirk in Ruboobiyyah
There are two kinds:
1] Shirk Ta'teel: Denying Allah
An example of one who committed this type of shirk is Fir'awn.
قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
"Fir'aun (Pharaoh) said: "And what ...