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Salah (84)
Wudu (44)
Aqeedah (39)
Marriage (66)
Female Issues (48)

Food (21)
Death (14)
Shariah Law (29)
Zakah (23)
Fasting (22)

What does the Quran say about Aliens?

Who are Deobandis

Who are Deobandis and are they reliable?...

What is Tawassul?

Would you indulge me with an explanation of tawassul in layman's terms? InshaAllah, I would find it extremely helpful if you could give me...

Allah's Power

Once, while talking to a non-believer, I was asked this question: If Allah is all-powerful, can he create a being who is more powerful than...

Memorising the Holy Quran

I am trying to learn part of the Qur'an by heart, Al-Hamdulillah and I have a few questions concerning this. 1. Is there any reward...

Marrying without parental consent and validity of secret marriage

In order to protect one another from haram, is it permissable for a muslim man and muslim woman to marry each another without the consent...

Criticism of Imam Ghazali

Recently a senior ranking 'alim in the UK from a certain community has severely criticised Imam Ghazali (RA). What is your opinion of this scholar....

Recommended sciences/books for new muslims

As a new Muslim what would you recommend are the main sciences or topics that should be studied in the first few years after reverting...

Islamic Requirements for marriage

Are there any special prayers or islamic needs which need to be observed when you are about to be married. I hear that on the...

What type of laughter invalidates wudu

Could you please tell me what types of laughter with invalidate wu'du during Salah?...

Who was Rashid Ahmed Gangohi?

Who was Rashid Ahmed Gangohi?...

Mistake with wudu

Is my wudu valid? I was told to apply sunblock to my face and I read that it was water resistant for 4 hours. Due...

It takes me 10 minutes to perform wudu due to doubt

I have a problem with Shaqq (or Doubt). It normally takes me 5 - 10 minutes to perform wudu. I wash each part...

Audio recording of the Quran on mobile phones

I have the entire audio recording of the Qur'an Al-Kareem on my mobile phone, which I, Al-Hamdulillah enjoy listening to. I also have the a...

Reciting Quran without wudu

While at work, I would like to recite Quran during my spare time by looking at its text online. However, I am not able to...

Recommended English Translation of Quran

I have recently started Arabic language and Tajweed classes in order to try and understand the Qur'an in Arabic. However, in the meantime, I am...

Imam accusing other muslims of Kufr

In my University, the imam leading the Jumuah prayer accuses people, including great imams of the past of being Kaafir. Is it permissible to pray...

Repeating wudu and Salat due to thoughts

I have problems in my Salat. I get thoughts that after completing two rakh of Salat I can not remember the second surah that...

Call me Imam, Shaykh, Scholar, Alim, Allamah, Mufti

What is the Hadith, and the Ruling regardin one calling himself Imam, Shaykh, Scholar, Alim, Allamah, Mufti, etc. Here I'm not refering to someone who...

Can a layman criticize a scholar?

Are there any circumstances under which a layman can or should criticize a scholar of deen? For instance, we have an Al-Azhari shaykh at a...

Did slave women walk around bare-breasted in Medina during the time of the Sahabah?

I recently came across a statement made by a scholar in the west, he states: “In Medina there were women walking around bare breasted! This...

Wudu and the Quran

Do you have to be in wudu to read or touch the quran...

Answering The Shia Sect

I have a friend who belongs to Shia sect. She always asks me about the Sunni belief on 12 Imamas. I tried to search on...

Following school of thoughts

I follow the Hanafi school, people nowdays feel that because of the different school of thoughts their is a lot of contradictions in Islaam. I...

Hajj and Student Loan

If some one is paying back their student loan. Can they preform Hajj? As I am currently paying back my loan, but would like to...

Characteristics of Allah and His mercy

We say that Allah is characterised by Mercy, and His creation may be characterised by mercy, but that the mercy of the creation is unlike...

Using digital Quran

I would like to ask wether it is permisibble to use a digital Quran and whether one needs to be in a state of wudu...

Interpretation of Athar

In an athar, Ibn Abbas (ra) said commenting on the verse 65:12 "Seven earths: in each there is a Prophet like your Prophet, an Adam...

Recitation of Quran

Whilst reading the Holy Quran, should one recite it with your lips and toungue or can it be read in the heart?...

Is it permissable to send a Qur'an mushaf by post?

I was looking to purchase a Qur'an over the internet. Assuming it is packaged in a padded envelope, it would more than likely be tossed...

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