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Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal Nadvi
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Director and Imam of Al-Falah Islamic Center, Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
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On Muslim Minorities
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Tuesday,Jun 5 ,2007
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Makkah
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15:45...To...
17:30
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From... 12:45...To...14:30
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
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Yours,
Islam Online Fatwa Editing Desk.
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Anonymous
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Dear Scholar, nowadays, human amniotic fluid is used as one of the ingredients in cosmetics. Is it halal or not? Jazakum Allah khairan!
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
If this amniotic fluid would be taken when the woman is pregnant, which definitely would involve some kind of risk, it is unethical from the Islamic medical perspective. The purpose is not so important to expose a pregnant woman for such a risk in order to fulfill something that goes under embellishments and not basic needs or necessities.
However, if the amniotic fluid would be collected at delivery, when the water breaks out, there is no problem about it since it is going to be wasted anyway.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Islam
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Are non-Muslims allowed to preach their religion and to build their places of worship in an Islamic State? If yes, then why building of churches is not allowed in Saudi Arabia whereas Muslims are building their Mosques in London and Paris, etc.? This question is causing a bit of contradictions about the tolerance in Islam, and Ahmadiyya/Qadiyani/non-Muslims are using the above points to attack on Islamic beliefs.
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
There are two issues regarding this question:
1. There is difference between tolerance with people of different faiths and preaching a religion. While Islam teaches tolerance towards people of different faiths and forbids any act of transgression against them or their holy places, it does not consider those faith based on truth. To allow them to preach their faith is to contradict your faith, but teaching their faith to their fellows and in their places of worship is allowed since this is part of tolerance.
2. The prohibition of building churches in the haramain area, or the two holy enshrines, is based on the fact that this area has been exceptionally excluded because it is considered to be the sanctuary for Islam, the same way the Vatican is considered to be the sanctuary for Christendom. Therefore, it is not allowed to build churches in this area.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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muslim
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student
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Aslamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarkatuhu,
Please answer my questions inshaAllah.
Time back my mother mopped the floor (hardwood floor) with water mixed with some detergent and anti infection lotion. I don't know exactly which detergent it was but the anti infection lotion doesn’t have any ingredients mentioned on it. So I put the musalla (Prayer mat) on the floor and because the floor had not dried yet, the musalla became somewhat wet from the area near my feet but I prayed on it anyways. Now I have related question(s):
1. Firstly, if I walk with my wet feet on this floor (which has of course dried now) will my feet become impure because what if the ingredient in the lotion and detergent included alcohol, etc?
2. Still assuming that the floor has dried after the mopping, I had another musalla, which I washed (for some other reason), and this musalla was still somewhat wet but I still placed it on the floor and it made the floor wet too. Now can I pray on this musalla because once again the floor was mopped with those other liquids and Allahu A`lam about their ingredients.
3. Also I wanted to know that on the back of musalla if there is a clear spot and one doesn’t know what it is so a person washes it but the spot doesn’t go away, can we still pray on it as it is on the back of musalla?
4. In addition, I wanted to know that if smells come from a garment can we pray in it and on it provided the fact that we are almost sure that the smell is not from impurity but maybe because the garment was not allowed to dry completely.
5. Lastly, I wanted to know if a person does wudu' at `Asr and then at time of Maghrib does not remember whether he broke it or not, should he assume that he is till on wudu'?
Please give me the ruling on the above questions so inshaa' Allah I can ward off doubts. Jazaka Allahu khairan!
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
First of all, you should know that according to Islam, certainty is not removed by doubt. That means you should act according to what you know for sure and dispel any doubts about things that are doubtful. For example, if you don't know about the ingredients, there is no need to assume that it is impure.
1. Don't worry about your wet feet, because the last wash should be enough to remove the najasah, if there is any.
2. Don't worry about the musalla either because impurity is eliminated by water.
3. You don't have to worry about spots as long as it is clean and pure.
4. If you can get rid of the smell by using air freshener or something similar, that would be better; if not, it still does not invalidate the Prayer.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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muslimah
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As-Salamu `alaykum! At times I feel low. When I look at other practicing Muslims (may Allah reward them inshaa' Allah) I feel I am nothing. Alhumdulillah I practice Islam to my best thanks to Allah. But still I feel low when, for example, I listen to a Shiekh crying during a lecture. I think that their heart is mashaa' Allah so soft that it cries but I had to force my self somewhat to cry. What should I do? I feel bad at times plus I believe that the sites I know at campus are better than me.
Plus when I think of how I sin by day and night I feel even more low although that Allah is very forgiving. Is this all from shaytan or is it my own self? Jazaka Allahu khairan!
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Beware of committing sins, minor and major. Once sins are accumulated and repeated, even if they are minor, the heart becomes hard and sick.
The Shaitan usually tricks the people by saying that one sin is not going to change much, and so the people get trapped by his snares and they repeat the sin, and then he attracts them to another sin and keeps going and going.
My advice is: in terms of materialistic pleasures, look at the people who are less fortunate than you so you can learn to be thankful and grateful. But in terms of religious issues, look at those whom you think are better off, and try to emulate their character and way of living for the sole cause of pleasing Allah alone. May Allah help you.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Fatima
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As-Salamu `alaykum. My question is in regards to seeking counseling in a marriage. There does not seem to be support systems in our communities for married couples. Could you please advise what you believe is the best practice for Muslim families who are in need of counseling. It seems that Imams in our community are just a point of one or two conversations and not a means of counseling for a longer time period. Please consider that there are not any Muslim doctors in the area for which to seek marital counseling.
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
That is an excellent initiative that is greatly needed. I think it will be a great service that many people will find it helpful if you do it professionally. I recently visited Malaysia and I was surprised to find out that the marriage license is only issued there after the couple attends a course about marriage expectations. I really admired that regulation that helps the couple to understand what they are about to deal with. There are so many people in North America who do not have any religious background regarding marriage obligations, divorce, etc. Therefore, I encourage you to start this service, and I ask Allah to give you support.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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abdullah
- Pakistan
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Doctor
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As-Salamu `alaykum! I Was in Pakistan looking for a potential mate with the kind help of my parents. We met a potential family and they got interested (girl's family) after I had a chat with them. Since I told them I am divorced and was married earlier in EU, they got upset and pulled back. My question is in Pakistan there is not spirituality or practical Islam, generally the mullas are worse with beards and jubbas but ZERO in practicalities. Is it OK not to tell them about my earlier marriage as I do fear Allah but things have not been proceeding since almost a year? Or just to tell them that I was married for the papers which was true then. It's not a lie, I won't hide the details if they ask but if they don't ask we go ahead. You know Hazrat `Umar did not apply the punishment of cutting hands in the time of famine? What do you say? Jazakum Allahu khairan!
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
First of all, I would like to advise you not to generalize your judgment to include all the mullahs and imams. Secondly, I don't advise you to tell them about your first marriage that was done for the purpose of citizenship, because it might raise questions about your seriousness about the second marriage.
I have two suggestions for you: 1. That you only share the information about your previous marriage with your wife, not her family; 2) that you consider the option of getting married to a divorced lady.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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ibn naim
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Dear Sheikh, I know it is haram to smoke as a habit. But can we actually say that tobacco is a haram substance in itself? So would it then be OK to have 1 cigarette very occasionally that is neither damaging to one's health or wealth as long as you do not become addicted. If not then why are things such as salt, butter, chocolate, etc not also haram in small amounts? As these too in large quantities are causing tremendous health problems worldwide? Also some recent research studies show that there are in fact some health benefits from tobacco such as protection from Parkinson’s disease. Jazaka Allahu khairan.
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Tobacco has been considered prohibited by so many scholars for health, economic and environmental reasons that are proven harmful beyond any shadow of doubt. The fact that it contains some benefit does not make it halal, because we are told in the Qur'an that even alcohol contains some benefit but the overwhelming fact about it is that it is generally harmful, and so is the case with cigarettes or tobacco.
This is of course different from other edible items such as salt and vinegar since the dominant factor is the beneficial, not the harmful, aspect.
You can also read:
Is the Ruling on Smoking Still Controversial?
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Abdullah
- Germany
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Student
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Dear scholar, As-Salamu `alaykum. Is it permissible to do tahajjud, pray without sleeping first? Because in this summer in Germany, the `Ishaa' is at around 23.30 o'clock and the Subh/Fajr at 03:00 o'clock. Jazakum Allahu khayran!
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
Tahajud usually takes place after a sleep, but it is not a condition. So long as you pray in the time of tahajjud, it is counted as so. May Allah accept your good deeds.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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farid
- France
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As-Salamu `alaykum! Excuse for my long question.
In the past I was accustomed to giving every month a certain amount of money in sadaqah, and then I stopped.
One night when I was reciting a Qur'anic verse before sleeping suddenly a bad thought has crossed my mind; in this thought I was talking to my wife: "I said that if one day I don't give again this (this sadaqah) Allah will put me in hell". Like I was reciting with a low voice and consequently moved my tongue and opened my mouth I had the doubt that I have uttered this bad thought. But I know that I never had the intention to give again this sadaqah and in this phrase I thought (or uttered?) "I said" so I think it was not an assertion but just a dialogue; and I know that I never uttered this bad thought before this night. For all these reasons I think that I have nothing to do.
One time, to stop the doubt that I have uttered this bad thought, I considered that I will give again this sadaqah for a short moment (1-2 months) and stop it later because I did not have the intention to always give this sadaqah.
But now the devils whisper me that I have to give again it forever because it was a sadaqah that I gave every month before I stopped to give it. But like I said it before I did not have the intention to give it again and more still I did not have the intention to always give it. What do you think about this and what I have to do?
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Wa `alaykum As-Salamu wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
This is part of satanic whispers. You should try to dispel the shaitan's whisper to the best of your ability. Continue to have the intention to donate and give charity even though you do not give, for at least you would be rewarded according to your intention. Anyway, if you give charity is it a mere donation that is done voluntarily.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Shah
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1. I live in New Delhi (INDIA) and live in such a place where there is no mosque near my home, so I offer all my salat farz/sunnat at my home alone. So what is s the ruling in Shari`ah for such a situation. Also, I recite everything during salat (all 5 times) with loud voice, audible in 5 meters, as I lose concentration and doubts creep into my mind whether I have said the ayats/takbeer/tasbih/shahadat/darood, etc. correctly or not, I have tried hard to offer salat silently but unable to do so, what is the ruling in Shari`ah for such a situation.
2. As everybody knows that reciting surah-ikhlaas 3 times amounts to reciting the holy Qur'an once. I want to get the reward of reciting the holy Qur'an in every rak`ah of salat, so I recite surat Al-Ikhlaas 9 times in first rak`ah and 3 times in second rak`ah. Then in third and fourth rak`ah I recite surat Al-Falaq and surat An-Naas respectively. This is what I recite in each rak`ah after surat Al-Fatihah, a) In Fajr I recite surat Al-Ikhlaas (7 times), surat Al-Falaq -- -- b) In Dhuhr I recite surat Al-Ikhlaas (9 times), surat Al-Ikhlaas (3 times) surat Al-Falaq, surat An-Naas c) In `Asr I recite surat Al-Ikhlaas (9 times) surat Al-Ikhlaas (3 times) surat Al-Falaq surat An-Naas d) In Maghrib surat Al-Ikhlaas (7 times), surat Al-Falaq, surat An-Naas e) In `Isha I recite surat Al-Ikhlaas (9 times), surat Al-Ikhlaas (3 times), surat Al-Falaq, surat An-Naas.
Kindly clarify whether these combination of surahs is valid or not.
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
It is advised and highly recommended to pray Fajr, Maghrib and `Ishaa' loudly according to the sunnah of the Prayer. If you lose concentration in silent Prayers, you may raise your voice a little bit that you can hear yourself as whispering.
As for the second part of the question, it would be considered an issue if you grow a habit of reading surat al-ikhlas in that way, which has no basis in Islam. But to read it sometimes is not an issue at all.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
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