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What is the modern-day applicability of "teach your children... horse riding"?

I stumbled upon these teachings of the Prophet Muhammad: In a hadith narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (R.A) in which our beloved Prophet said "Teach your children swimming, archery and horse riding". In Sahih Muslim, the Prophet (s) said, "Practice…
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What are the opinions on moonsigthing as per the classical scholars?

Currently, the issue of moonsighting is creating much confusion in many countries, Can we have an overview of opinions on moonsighting from classical scholars mainly Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Malik, Imam Shafi'i and Imam Ahmad Ibn Hanbal with references…
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Is there any contradiction between surat Annisa ayat 78 and 79?

I've read about the translation in two different language Indonesia and English between these two ayats 78 and 79 in surah Annisa. I found something that I think it is a contradiction, but I'm not sure myself since the Quran is from our Creator and…
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Is it haram to do freelancing work with Israel company

Assalamu alaikum. I do freelancing work and get clients from around the world. Couple of days ago, I got a contract from an Israeli Web development company and they want to make the relationship longer. I am totally in a fix to decide whether I…
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What happens if I don't know how to do one of the essential parts of prayer?

I (14 years old) have just found out about the 14 pillars of prayer, and I know I can do 13 of them but one of them I don't know. I have read that not doing one of them can invalidate the prayer. I don't know how to do the dua in the last rakat…
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Is secularism compatible with Islam?

If secularism is defined as a set of political ideas aiming to separate the governance of state from religion (short version), is secularism compatible with Islam? By that, I mean, can Muslims legally (with respect to Islam, not the state) be…
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Is Allah in the lowest heaven all the time?

One question always bothers me about tahajjud. I hope some one can help me with it. A hadith says: “Our Lord Descends to the lowest heaven during the last third of the night,” And I am in this part of the earth third part of the night. But on the…
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How to perform funeral if the body is not found?

We wash the dead body, perform funeral (janazah) prayer, bury the dead body in a grave and throw three fistful of soil and then fill the grave. But what is the funeral procedure like if the body is not found?
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Should a mortgage be treated as loan and hence be deducted from net worth when calculating zakat?

A mortgage loan, or simply mortgage, is used either by purchasers of real property to raise funds to buy real estate, or alternatively by existing property owners to raise funds for any purpose, while putting a lien on the property being…
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Is Allah a male or a female?

As Islam says humans should not pray to anybody other than Allah. It condemns worshipping idols. Islam says God is almighty, he has no form. My doubt is when there is no form, how can you define whether he is a male or a female? Can we refer to him…
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Facing the Qiblah during salah

I work as a night operator and my shift ends a few hours after when the Fajr salah is. I'm the only one there so I can't leave my seat, so I pray in my seat. However, I have to always face the window, I can't turn my back, but the Qiblah is in the…
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How am I supposed to pray when I'm having terrible headaches?

From the Verse (4:103) and some ahadith -like (Sahih al-Bukhari 1117) Narrated `Imran bin Husain: I had piles, so I asked the Prophet (ﷺ) about the prayer. He said, "Pray while standing and if you can't, pray while sitting and if you cannot do…
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Is it OK to teach banking related subjects in school?

Is teaching interest based banking system in school allowed for a Muslim teacher?
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Is it blasphemy to question Islam?

Salam, I'm Muslim, I've always been curious with a lot of imaginations, questions about everything (religions, music, mathematics..etc) even if I'm not as smart as 90% of people I know, they are AWAY more intelligent than me. (sorry for the other…
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Sharia law: If a women can't prove rape will she get punished for that?

I was reading this post. I have a few question about it's contents, A woman can imprisoned for admitting to pre-marital sex, because proving that a rape happened is next to impossible in Dubai, where four male Muslim witnesses are required. If a…
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