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Asking for more than the agreed upon labor cost?
Today I rode a rickshaw. After reaching my destination, I asked the driver how much the fair was. He asked for an impossible fare and wanted extra money for "the waiting"(which was still too high). I offered him the standard fare that I regularly do…
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Why is Jummah Important? (Jumu'ah/ Jumma'h/ Friday)
Jummah is considered the best day of the week. Why is it so important?
The purpose of this question is to have detailed, high quality answers detailing the importance of Jummah.
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How many Sahih(Authentic) Hadith are there?
From the size of the major Hadith collections, I'd estimate that there are only around 80 thousand at most, including overlapping Hadith. Some links (quite unreliable) seem to put the number closer to 10 thousand unique Sahih(Authentic) Hadith.
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What is the vision on Zoos according to Islam?
What is the view of Islam on Zoos, Aquariums and similar places?
Can we go there or looking at suffering will be taking as a sin?
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Why does Allah force us to obey him?
Allah told us to either obey him to go to heaven or disobey him to go to hell.
So my question is:
Why there is only heaven and hell? why not live without obeying a god and end up in normal life (or a similar one)?
In other words:
Why does Allah…
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Do the primary Islamic sources mention the Seven Laws of Noah?
While not explicitly mentioned in the Bible, the Jewish oral history refers to the Seven Laws of Noah as binding on all mankind as part of the Covenant of the Rainbow.
While it is known that all prophets preached the same fundamental message of…
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What are the adab a women should take on when working?
I work in an INGO and I am the only female in my Office. I do wear the Hijab, but I wonder, what types of adab should I take on during the working hours? What does Islam recommend for a women in the workplace?
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What is the origin of the concept of four ways to follow Islam?
Many times I hear people say (there are four ways to follow Islam) and many similar things, and that the four madhahib (Al Malikiyah, Al Hanafiyah, Al Shafi'iyah, and Al Hanabilah) are these four ways the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon Him)…
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Why SAAW(ṣall Allāhu ʿalay-hi wa-sallam) is more common after Prophet Muhammad's name than SWT(Subhanahu wa ta'ala) after Allah's name?
Everywhere in Islamic gatherings or events, the translation of the Quran, and Islamic literatures, I see SAAW very commonly used after the Prophet Muhammad's name. However, I don't see SWT with the same frequency after Allah's(SWT) name. As to every…
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Is it halal to develop software for payment gateways like PayPal?
I got a job in a company where they develop software for payment gateways like PayPal (not PayPal).
Is it halal to develop software like this?
IT professionals and those who know about payment gateway software answer this question.
Please don't give…
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What are the procedures that should be taken when trying to identify a fabricated Hadith?
When trying to look to see if a Hadith is Fabricated, one looks at two aspects
The narrator
The narration/the actual Hadith/The Matan
So when looking at the narrator, what are we looking for? What are the steps, and manners that should be taken…
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Gelatin capsules from pig ash or its bone
We read in the quran that the flesh of swine is impermissible(occurs four times elsewhere in Quran)
“He has forbidden you only the Maytah (dead animals), and blood, and the flesh of swine, ...”
[al-Baqarah 2:173]
The bones of swine is used to…
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According to the Hanafi school, what goods are susceptible to riba al-fadl?
As far as I know, the prohibition of riba al-fadl is agreed upon by the four major Sunni schools. However, there does appear to be a clear difference of opinion as to exactly what goods are considered susceptible thus.
As far as I know, the Hanafi…
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What is the difference between Muslim , Mumin, and Muhsin?
Asslamu allikum
What is the difference between Muslim, Mumin, and Muhsin?
Jazak Allah Khair
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According to Islamic perspective, who ate the apple of heaven Adam or Eve?
In Islam there is a big controversy about who ate the Apple first, unlike Christianity where Eve ate the apple first. So who ate it first? Or did they eat it at the same time?
Reasons for controversy
In Quran God said:
فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ…
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