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What are the implications for a child's (future) sins if they fall ill?

TLDR: What, if anything, are the implications for a child's (future) sins, if any, if they fall ill? The rest of my question is a preamble and axioms for my assumptions. In Islam, children are considered sinless. This is supported by many proofs,…
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Is it permissible in Islam to bribe someone out of compulsion?

I am an eBay seller and I need to ship goods to customers around the world. But custom officers in my country are corrupted and they ask for bribes from me on each shipment. Now I am using a courier service. The person who manage the customs told me…
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Can a Muslim pay zakat even if his wealth is less than nisab?

I understand that Zakat becomes obligatory if wealth (money, gold, etc) is more than nisab for a period of one year. However if I don't have nisab amount yet but I want to give zakat, can I do it? I mean to ask whether giving away thing as zakat is…
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What do I do if I intentionally break my fast?

During the month of Ramadan, I intentionally broke my fast. What should I do to make up for the broken fast?
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Can a girl marry her sister's husband?

One man married a girl. After marriage, the wife became mentally ill. She had two children who lived with their khala (aunt). Now 12 years of marriage have passed but there is no improvement in the wife's condition. Now the husband wants to marry…
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Am I cursed for using my dad's income which is generated from selling alcohol?

I am only 16 years old. My father is a non-practicing Muslim that sells alcohol and other haram items. I have no other resource of income besides my father.I know the Quran says to obey our parents, which I do, but what should I do in this…
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Did the Prophet marry any more wives after the revelation of 4:3?

I have some questions regarding the revelation of An-Nisa 3, in particular the part where it is said …marry those that please you of women, two or three or four… Was this revealed before or after Al-'Ahzab 52? In other words, is there evidence…
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How to respect the Quran?

Many people have told me not to turn your back to the quran. They either tell me to sit in some other position or get up from there. The reason they is to respect the Quran. Well I don't think turning your back to anything is disrespect. Also many…
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Agreement between a non-Islamic State with an Islamic state?

I understand that a non-Islamic state could come to a agreement with a Islamic state near to it. It's in Quran as I heard. So could somebody please explain more about it. What are the conditions that both Islamic state and non-Islamic sate…
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If somebody commits some major sins and after a long time he/she is deeply ashamed of that and feels uncomfortable, what should he/she do?

What is the proper way to get back to a normal life after committing some major sins? If somebody commits some major sins and after a long time he/she is deeply ashamed of that and feels uncomfortable, what should he/she do? What to do? How to pray…
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Performing Salah near shrines or graves allowed or not?

The city where I live has many shrines (structures made on the graves of some religious people) and people (both men and women) in large numbers (tens of thousands) visit those shrines and also offer their prayers there (Salat). Is it allowed in…
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What is the Islamic ruling regarding secret marriages?

What is the Islamic ruling if a man marries in secret without telling his family? Or a girl marries without telling her family?
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Has anything else written by the Prophet come down to us, besides the Hadith or Qu'ran?

For example, in Sahih Bukhari we have the following two reports: Allah's Apostle wrote a letter to Caesar saying, "If you reject Islam, you will be responsible for the sins of the peasants (i.e. your people)." and Allah's Apostle sent his letter…
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Is taking a picture with an electronic device permissable?

I try to understand this with my common sense and of course hadith and Quran al Karim. When I talk about taking a picture of a living being, we're clearly not creating it, but kind of freeze the moment from a point of view. So if my mother takes a…
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Who can be considered as an Alim/Alima?

How much knowledge does one need before they can gain the title of being an Alim or Alima? Or do they just need to be interested in Islam and study the deen?
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