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Imam Yassir Fazaga
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Religious Director of the Orange County Islamic Foundation, Mission Viejo, CA, US
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On Muslim Minorities
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Wednesday,Sep 30 ,2009
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Makkah
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22:30...To...
03:30
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From... 19:30...To...00:30
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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.
Brothers and sisters, the session has already started. You can submit your questions. Please, make your questions short and clear so as to help us answer all your questions.
Yours,
Islam Online Fatwa Editing Desk.
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Shahnawaz
- India
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Employee
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In a state were the muslims are in minority can they participate in elections ? Can they support secular,nationalistic ,or socialistic parties or they have form muslim front?
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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.
Wherever Muslims are present, their mission is to maximize good and eradicate and minimize evil. Such a noble mission can be achieved by collaborating with fellow Muslims and life-minded individuals. If political activism is a means to achieving such a noble mission, then a person may participate. An example at hand would be Muslims living in the west or in place else as minorities. Different parties have different agendas. If the participation of the Muslims makes a difference and achieves greater good for society then Muslims may participate.
Please keep in mind that this issue is contended amongst scholars for similar reasons like those you have brought in your question.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Hanifah
- Nigeria
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Student
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Asalamualaykum.Is it good 2 ask 4 d interpretation of dreams especially if the is a reoccuring one.I would like the answer to be sent to my email too.JAZAK ALLAHUL 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.
A person may seek to have his dreams interpreted if he or she feels that they carry a meaning. It has been reported that the Prophet, peace be upon him, would ask his Companions after the Fajr prayer, “which one of you had a dream last night?” and then he would interpret it for them. We are also told how to react regarding our dreams.
1. If it is a bad dream, be dismissive about it and do not share it with others.
2. If it is a good dream, then share it with loved ones.
3. Dreams are not a source of legislation; no practical decision is to be made based on dreams.
Having said that, if you do seek to have your dream interpreted, then approach someone who is skilled, knowledgeable and pious.
For further information about dream interpretation, you may read Ibn Kathir's commentary on Surat Yusuf.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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ali
- United Kingdom
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student
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wher we live in uk.. During summer time latest magrhib namaz time went to 9:45 and isha was normaly 11pm.. This was for few weeks.. I know someone who wud not read isha at 11pm with jamaat. He said it should not be that time because he is folowin some 15 degrees rule. Sayin the sun has to set 15 degrees then the time starts... He was readin at around 1am and stil reads diffrnt times now... He has printed timetable from islamicacademy.org...is there any rule? Please explain
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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.
As you know, scholars have different opinions as to what defines a night, and it is based on the calculations of the number of degrees that the sun has to be below the horizon. So if someone believes that the sun has to be 10 degrees below the horizon, and another believes it to be 15 degrees then we will have different timings. This is more confusing during Ramadan when people different timetables with discrepancies in time of Maghreb and Fajr. So, it depends on the method used for calculations. It is best to speak with the Jama’ah at the masjid.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Seeker
- United Kingdom
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Dear scholar,
is it allowed to have friends of the opposite sex on the internet, like virtual friend, for example on social networking sites, msn, occasionally chat with them, and they can follow your acitivities and what you write on the Internet?
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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.
The rules regarding interacting with the opposite sex have to be applied on the internet, place of work, school or anywhere else. That means
1. Appropriateness of the content
2. Usefulness of the content
3. Timing of exchanging the content
People should always use caution when they are using the internet because once it is there you don’t have access to deleting it. Also be careful as to who you invite to monitor your activity on the net.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Ala
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Dear Scholar Assalam o alaikum,
As I read on this site, I came to understand that living with my sister-in-laws for me and living with my brothers for my wife is not allowed, but we used to live togather all our lives, but know we want to know what does Islam says about it? and also is it going to be ok for us to visit each other on occasions mean male/female adult or should we not even meet them on occasions either?
please guide us what Islam says about this living togather, bcoz all of us are married know, besides our 2 sisters who are currently living with us.
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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.
Islam encourages keeping strong ties with families and relatives, be they related by blood, marriage or fosterage. In more than one place in the Qur’an we are reminded of this. For example, Allah says: O mankind! reverence your Guardian-Lord, who created you from a single person, created, of like nature, His mate, and from them twain scattered (like seeds) countless men and women;- reverence Allah, through whom ye demand your mutual (rights), and (reverence) the wombs (That bore you): for Allah ever watches over you.” (An-Nisa:1)
Families may choose to live together so long as privacy, confidentiality and appropriateness in dress and behaviour, keeping a reasonable distance are followed. If families choose not to live together, then they are highly encouraged to visit one another applying the same mentioned rule.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Sophia
- United States
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Student
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ASalaamu alaikum wa rahmatAllah,
Bismillah,
My question is, my cousin and I are planning to do kitab al-kitab in about a month.. we have read fatiha with my fathers presence..
My question is if it is ok to talk on the phone.. we had been talking since Sha'ban, we talked about future plans and personality traits that are important... he was also talking to me to make sure I was okay, I had gotten back from Jordan, and he felt responsible to make sure that I was ok since my father (for the sake of explaining) was not entirely taking care of me in the Islamic way (I was also ill) and needed some sort of director and needed reminders..
Al-hamdulilah Rab Al-alameen we mainly talk to each other to remind each other to pray, fast, and generally encourage each other to be patient with daily things.. and continue to talk about future plans and our extended family... he is also in another state..
One sheik who knows me well said that it was fine, because we are in different states and my family circumstances entail that I find out for myself well whether my cousin suits me or not..
anyway.. we both feel bad about talking but al-hamdu wa shukr lilahi ta'la we both have a lot of haya- so in a way in order for us to even get engaged we need to talk to break some of the shyness..
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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.
May Allah guide and your fiancé to what is best and grant you a long happy life. You may talk to your fiancé keeping the following in mind:
1. Appropriateness of the content
2. Usefulness of the content
3. Timing of exchanging the content
Allah Almighty knows best.
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abdullah
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As salamu alaikum
Dear sheikh ,
it is understood if one doesnt make up a ramadan fast within 1 yr pryor to making it up he has to pay 0.51 liters of food for each yr missed . isnt this a kind on intrest ,if not what is this termed?
jazak allah khair
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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.
Ramadan, as other obligations, when missed, should be made up promptly. If a person misses fasting during Ramadan and didn’t make up for it until the next Ramadan, then he or she should make up for it after the next Ramadan. The passing of time does not relieve the person from making up for the fasting days they missed even if it means many times. Feeding of the poor is an atonement for only those who are unable to fast.
Allah Almighty knows best.
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Muna
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As Salam Alaykum I know you receive many questions about this topic, so I apologize in advance for the repetition as well as the length of my questions, but it is only due to my confidence in the Ulema of your institute, who have consistently shown strict adherence to Islam as well as logical reasoning. This is a very pressing issue in my country, South Africa, where the Ulema, who are all from the Deobandi movement, has banned/forbidden women from both the masaajid, and the Eid Musalla. They do so on the excuse that allowing women will cause "fitnah", in the Urdu definition which is temptation/mischief/evil, and make every women out to be lewd/incapable of modesty. A group of us, men and women, who have traveled and studied abroad, and witnessed Muslim women's participation in the masaajid decided to start a campaign, educating women about their rights to attend Eid prayers, and other prayers, especially Jumuah and Taraweeh, if it does not interfere with their other duties. Our aim was to make known the opinions of scholars outside the Deobandi school, and to show women that they have a choice in the matter, given to them by the Prophet (saw), that they can attend the masaajid and eid prayers if appropriately covered and properly behaved. I have been told by some scholars that we must follow the "urf" of our country, which is to not allow women. The group who are trying to change people's mindsets have come under severe attack and abuse. My questions are - 1. Are we correct in trying to educate Muslim women about their rights in the public sphere such as the masjid and eid musalla, which by doing so, questions the Ulema of our country, who have banned us? 2. Do we have to follow the 'urf of our country which does not permit women to pray in congregation not even whilst out travelling/studying/shopping. In fact, most masaajid simply do not even accommodate women. Women are constantly told that they MUST remain at home and not leave their homes, for work, study or otherwise. 3.At the Eid musalla I attended, which is one of the very few in my country which allows women, but has been branded as "modernist" for doing so, the mens section and the womens section are adjacent to each other, separated only by distance and a rope. Is it this permissible? From my experience over the years, there has been no mixing/intermingling of men and women, we all come to pray and then leave, but the fact that the women's section is adjacent to and not behind the mens sections causes a lot of criticism. 4. My last question - are women permitted to deliver the PRE-Jumuah talk and PRE-Eid talk, from the women's section of the masjid/eid musallah. I am not referring to the Eid Khutbah or Jumuah Khutbah, but the short lecture preceding them. I sincerely appreciate your advice the matter. May Allah reward you all abundantly for the greatness of your work.
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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.
Thank you for your kind words regarding our institution, and thank you for practical and important question.
Women are allowed, and at times encouraged, to come to the masjid as reported in both Bukhari and Muslim. In many places it has been reported that women attended and asked questions to the Prophet, peace be upon him, and the Prophet, peace be upon him, forbade men from preventing women to come to the masjid: ”Do not prevent the female servants of Allah from the houses of Allah.”. Therefore, women are allowed to go to the masjid.
Using the custom of the place to prevent them from going to the masjid is not acceptable. Islam does encourage respect to the customs and traditions of the places where we reside. However, when these customs and traditions collide with the teachings of Islam, then Islam is what we obey, not the traditions.
Regarding fitnah, the same issue was brought by the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, to the Prophet, peace be upon him, regarding mingling by the door. The Prophet, peace be upon him, did not forbid women from coming to the masjid. Rather, he ordered a new door to be placed at the back to accommodate the women. The way of fighting a potential fitnah is by creating means to avoid it but not at the expense of bringing a rule to an end.
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.
Brothers and sisters, we are so sorry for not answering all your questions because the time is over. We apologize for any inconvenience. Do keep in touch. Join us in coming sessions.
Yours,
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