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Should I correct an imam who forces his opinions on his community?
Salam, my masjid has a new Imam who seems to be a very friendly and knowledgeable brother Masha Allah. But one thing he does is in Salah, he seems to force the congregation to follow his opinion on matters where the scholars have disagreed.
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What are the conditions for talaq to be valid?
Until today I thought that one major issue for talaq being valid is that the husband shouldn't have lost his mind or be angry enough to not really be aware of what he is doing, beside other conditions that don't seem to be related to my actual issue…
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How do no Madhhab sects determine strongest opinion?
On Islamqa.info they discuss different opinions of a particular topic from the 4 schools and perhaps others then say "... But the strongest opinion is..." The same applies on Q & A shows on channels such as Huda TV or Islam Channel. How do the…
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Is travelling to persue a career haram for a female Muslim?
I am a Muslim female and I live my life (well, I try to) according to the Quran and sunnah of the prophet (may pbuh). I want to teach abroad in other countries as my career. Is this haraam?
I know we're not allowed to travel without a mahram, etc.,…
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What is the reason behind many Muslim brothers turning their face right and left in Salah after the 2nd rakat?
I have noticed that many Muslim brothers including Sunni as well as Dawoodi Bohra turn their faces towards right and then left after 2nd rakat of namaz, saying Assalamualaykum wa rehmatullahi wa barakatahu.
This is not the case with Shia ithna…
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Is our marriage valid given that my husband has not paid me mahr yet?
About a month ago me and my husband got married
The point is that he didn't pay me mahr yet. He proposed the amount of money by himself (of course I agreed). Until now, I haven't heard about paying me any money.
Is our marriage still valid?
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Does Islam have to be political?
It seems to me that there is no country with a muslim majority where Islam is not used for political reasons. All of them have at least a few laws forbidding sex before / out of marriage, alcohol, leaving Islam, or a muslim woman marrying a non…
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Is there any mathematical patterns or logic in the Qur'an?
I read a website some time ago and there was all sorts of patterns in the book as well as different types of logic in it. Can someone elaborate please?
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Did Muslim women possess male slaves as their right hand?
'What their right hand possess' is a phrase used a number of times in the Holy Quran. Does it refer only to the female slaves that the men had?
Did the women not possess any male slaves? If they did own them, how is the ownership different from…
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Do I need to sleep with someone to punish my husband for his affairs?
I am a Christian girl with two children, going to convert to Islam. I am getting divorced due to my husband's affair. My husband has had a lot of affairs before and after marriage with me. Now I am going to marry my old friend; he is a Pathan. He…
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Are the "half your deen" hadiths authentic?
Question: Are the "half your deen" hadiths authentic?
I hear it quoted often. For example:
Narrated by Anas ibn Malik, Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “When a man marries he has fulfilled half of the ‘deen’; so let him fear Allah…
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Can a Muslim vote for non-Muslim governors or presidents?
Many Muslim clerics wants to get rid Ahok, a christian governor of Jakarta.
They quoted Al Maidah 51. They said that Muslims must pick non Muslim leaders.
That means, they said, Muslims in Jakarta should not vote Ahok.
However, Ahok is a fine…
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What does this symbol from inside the Kaaba mean?
I was going through a video of inside the Kaaba and came across this symbol. I can partially understand what it says. Any help appreciated.
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Can males pluck their eyebrows?
The Hadith which refers to the one plucking eyebrows being cursed is to females so can males pluck them? (Mine have a few long hairs and it would be nicer to remove these longer ones to look tidy. Some are thicker hairs which stand out on close…
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Do my good deeds committed before converting to Islam count?
As a revert, for much of my life I haven't had the chance to do good deeds for Allah. As such, I'm probably significantly behind people born into Muslim families. I've done good deeds, but not with Allah in mind at the time.
Question: Do my good…
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