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Ruling on making up educational dialogues
Ruling on praying behind an imam who moves a great deal during the prayer
Ruling on a non-Muslim entering the mosque to pray with the Muslims without wudu, even though he clearly states that he is a disbeliever
He removed madhiy from his garment but he did not do wudu until the iqamah for prayer was given. Is what he did correct?
Can impurity be removed from a garment by drying up?
Ruling on playing on the Internet using a system that guarantees winning every time and never losing any money
What your friend is doing is prohibited and comes under the heading of consuming people’s wealth unlawfully. Therefore he must repent from that and get rid of the money that he acquired through gambling.Is it permissible to eat mushrooms?
Explanation of the hadith “Goodness is tied to the forelocks of horses until the Day of Resurrection”
Is intense cold regarded as one of the legitimate excuses for not praying in congregation?
What was narrated in al-Bukhari and Muslim about bliss in the grave
Selected Questions
Is Marriage in Shawwal Disliked?
There is no basis for the false superstition about marriage in Shawwal. It is one of the leftovers of the Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era) when they used to be superstitious about that because of the connotations of the name of Shawwal which related to the drying up of the camel’s milk and the lifting of its tail.
Can You Combine Shawwal Fasting with al-Ayyam al-Beed?
If you fast the six days of Shawwal, you do not have to fast al-Ayyam al-Beed during that month too and hopefully you will be rewarded for that.
Fasting Six Days of Shawwal on Mondays and Thursdays
There is nothing wrong fasting the six days of Shawwal on Mondays and Thursdays, and there will be recorded for you the reward of fasting the six days of Shawwal and of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.
She fasted for six days of Shawwaal and wants to carry on fasting
Selected Questions
Does one have to fast six days of Shawwaal every year?
Is Fasting Shawwal Disliked?
An authentic Hadith indicates that fasting six days of Shawwal is Sunnah. It is not correct to oppose this Hadith with the reasons that some scholars cite for this fast being disliked such as the fear that an ignorant person might think that this is part of Ramadan or the fear that people may think this is obligatory.
It is not valid to combine making up missed Ramadan fasts with fasting six days of Shawwal with one intention
Fasting Six Days of Shawwal on Mondays and Thursdays
There is nothing wrong fasting the six days of Shawwal on Mondays and Thursdays, and there will be recorded for you the reward of fasting the six days of Shawwal and of fasting on Mondays and Thursdays.
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