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Fearing that graduation ceremony might include Sharia violations
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Should I aim to be among the world's highest in my subjects? I think that if I work hard I can do it, Allaah willing. But then I have to attend the special ceremony to get a special certificate, for example, and I do not think that these will be halal ceremonies. I cannot guarantee that it will be a.. More
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Seeking knowledge or getting time-consuming job to please mother
Assalaamu alaykum Scholar. I am a student of knowledge. What if my mother asks me to work in order to earn a lot of money and live confortable while I do not want to work as those kinds of jobs take almost all of your time? What if I currently have a job that does not require time and for which I get paid very little but also gives me a lot of time.. More
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Bought phone for husband who used it to watch pornography
Assalaamu alaykom, I got my husband a smart phone 4 years ago, and since then, he has been watching pornography and similar things. I am so afraid that Allaah will hold me accountable for his sins, since I am the one who bought him a smart phone; it is like being a partner in crime. Will I be held accountable for his sins? I tried to advise him and.. More
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How to know whether one is dutiful to his parents
Assalaamu alaykum, scholars. I am a brother (19 years old) who lives in Spain with his parents. Ever since Allaah guided me, praise be to Him, I have been facing many, many problems with my parents, who are also Muslims but are not that practicing. Nevertheless, they are still Muslims. I have read a lot about being dutiful to one's parents, not a little,.. More
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Traveling by air in stormy weather
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I read the following:
It was narrated that Abu ‘Imraan Al-Jawni said:
“One of the Companions of Muhammad told me, when we were going out on a campaign towards Persia, ‘The Messenger of Allaah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,said, 'If a person spends the night on a roof which has.. More
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This supplication has no source in Sunnah books
Hello there. I read in the Shia books that before the battle of Karbala, Hussein taught his son a supplication. So I wanted to ask if he really learned that supplication from the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and taught it to his son. The suppliction is: "Bihaqqi Yaseen wal Qur-aanil Hakeem wa bihaqqi Taa-Haa wal Qur-aanil ‘Adheem yaa man.. More
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Lying to achieve valid objective
X and Y had an argument regarding whether Allaah had answered X's supplication correctly according to X's understanding. Y stopped communicating with X because they did not believe what X was telling them. X later contacted Y to inform Y about what had occurred with them. Y was shocked/surprised but did not say anything. X noticed that they were not.. More
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Intention when memorizing Quran to recite before teacher
Assalaamu alaikum. When a person memorizes Quran with a teacher, and the teacher tells the student to memorize and recite a certain portion of the Quran by a specific time, what should be the student's intention when learning the assigned lesson? Yes, the student is memorizing Quran for the sake of Allah. At the same time, they work hard to have it.. More
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Staying with old parents better than traveling to marry abroad
Assalaamu alaikum. A person previously supplicated to be able to make Hijrah (emigrate to a Muslim land). There is an opportunity to marry abroad, Allaah willing. There are marriage prospects available in her country, but she does not always feel positive after praying Istikhaarah (guidance-seeking prayer). However, her parents are old, and this may.. More
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Piety is cause for gaining beneficial knowledge
From what I understand from a verse in the Quran [in Surah Al-Baqarah] is that if we fear Allaah, he will teach us. Does that cover all types of knowledge? For example, if I am about to customize a product, and I learn new things gradually that amaze me, things which I find myself surprised to learn, can I say that this is what happens when we fear.. More
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Allah may answer prayers of disbeliever
According to Islamic theology, will Allaah answer my prayers even if I sin consciously; disbelieve in heaven and hell, the Prophethood of Muhammad, the divinity of the Quran, and a host of other Islamic things; and do not pray the Islamic way?
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Dealing with parents who practice Bid‘ah
Assalaamu alaykum. I am a Muslim who was born in England and lives in England with Pakistani parents. My family, including my parents, commit Bid‘ah (religious innovations), such as celebrating the birthday of the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,etc. I tried to tell them that it is Bid‘ah, but they angrily denied it and said that that is.. More
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Learning etiquette of eating in Islam
Assalaamu alaykum Scholars. I have a question which has been bothering me recently. I am currently seeking knowledge, or this is what I intend to do, and I have a doubt regarding the manners of the students of knowledge regarding eating. After reading and listening to biographies of great scholars of the past, I came to know that they would hardly eat.. More
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Supplicating Allah for wealth, power and wisdom
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a simple question. A person whom I know prays to Allaah for wealth, power, and wisdom so that he can help his Ummah (Islamic community) (besides praying for it). However, he does not know how he would help and is neither rich nor intelligent. Is this type of praying good, or is he merely burdening himself?
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There are supplications for distress, not prayers
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu Shaykh. What is the intention that one should have in their heart when one wants to offer the prayer of the one in distress? And is it only for distress, or also if one needs something? I heard that it is Sunnah to pray when one is in distress or is afflicted or if one anticipates an evil coming their.. More
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