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Is touching your penis allowed? (No rubbing or masturbation) (please answer fast)

I know that masturbation is not allowed and rubbing it in bath is not allowed too, but is touching your penis haram if you do not do anything else with it?

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How do we correct Imaam when he makes mistake in Salaah?

When Imaam makes mistake in Salaah (prayer), eg. when he makes just one Sajdah or when he makes an extra Raka'ah, how do we correct him? Is interrupting his concentration advisable?

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Is Muhammad the last Rasool (messenger)?

In reference to 33:40 you will find that Muhammad is the last of the Prophets (anbiya'): Muhammad is not the father of [any] one of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of Allah and last...

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Can I avoid wearing Ihram when going for umrah if it's too inconvenient for me, and wear it in Masjid Ayesha after staying in hotel in Makkah?

I want to travel from Germany to Jeddah and my wife and baby daughter of 16 months will also be traveling with me. I want to perform Umrah with my wife and daughter, but If I...

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Income tax and zakat

AOA, www.facebook.com Per above video (In Urdu by Javed Ahmad Ghamidi), if our zakat to pay is 3000 and we have paid 2500 in income taxes, then we should only pay the difference which is 500...

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Hadith about dua before eating

I heard that the dua before starting to eat is "بسم الله وعلى بركة الله" " bismillahi wa'alaa barakatillah " In which hadith the above dua exists? do we say it 1 time or 3 times?

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Why is there a difference in prayer time between Shia and Sunni?

I live in a country in which it is possible to hear both Sunni and Shia (azan), I noticed that Sunni azan always precedes Shia azan by few minutes ( from 5 to 15 min). Why...

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Will a (non-Muslim) marriage still be valid if the husband or the wife reverts to Islam?

Suppose a non-Muslim wants to convert to Islam but his/her partner doesn't want to convert, and they don't want to divorce because they love each other. If he/she still converts, is the marriage still valid? What...

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tarik006 publisher

Asked 5 years ago

Are non-Muslims allowed to touch an English translation of the Quran?

I have purchased "The Qur'an: A New Translation" by M. A. S. Abdel Haleem (it's an English translation). My question is, am I allowed to touch it and read it?

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fardinashik publisher

Asked 5 years ago

Is it haram to talk to Jin?

One of the things we know about the Jinn world is that there are the believers and there are the non-believers, we mainly encounter Jinn in our world in harmful situation such as VooDoo or possession!....

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renukarenu publisher

Asked 5 years ago

What are Islam's words about people with disabilities?

Some people like me have light or heavy disabilities when they born. I know that Quran do not make any special difference between them and others except in contributing in wars. But I heard somewhere a...

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shuvokhan06 publisher

Asked 5 years ago

At what alcohol percentage is a volume of alcoholic seasoning/condiment considered haram?

This question is more specifically aimed at condiments that may have small percentages of alcohol (<1% alcohol) such as soy sauce and some types of mirin. An example of mirin STYLE seasoning that contains less than...

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salmon publisher

Asked 5 years ago

Are taweez (amulets) haram?

Are taweez (amulets) haram? Kindly provide references from Quran and/or Hadith. Some Ulama say it is ja'iz (not haram) and now I am confused and would like to know the real ruling. Please back your answers...

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rasel.rana12 publisher

Asked 5 years ago

Why should a man marry more than one wife, when he clearly cannot treat them equally?

I have a problem with men marrying more than one wife. I know this is written in the Holy QURAN, but it clearly states you should be able to love them equally which is definitely not...

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rionahmed publisher

Asked 5 years ago

What do the words "Muslim" and "Kafir" mean?

A previous question asked what does the word "islam" mean? The answer was unambiguous: submit in Arabic means Islam. In the spirit of this previous excellent answer, what do the Arabic words Muslim and Kafir mean?...

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