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Figuring out right calculation method of prayer time

I shifted to uk last year and I have been confused by the fact that people I live with think they are hardcore and correct in Islam and everything and get hot headed when told them...

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What are the readings (qira'at) of Quran?

As far as I know there are more than one reading for Quran. Some say they are 7 and others say they are 14. What does that mean? Are there more than one Quran? Which reading...

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Are incest fantasies haram?

I have been fantasizing about my mother and sister since I was 17. Now I'm 25 and I still turned-on when I have such feelings. It is really the only thing that makes me happy. I'm...

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Is joining Maghrib and Isha salah together everyday for 2 months allowed?

In summer, around May 20 to July 20, the twilight in the sky doesn't disappear or disappears very late, after midnight. It was narrated from 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-‘Aas (may Allah be pleased with him)...

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nazmaakter publisher

Asked 8 years ago

What does "made you peoples and tribes" mean in Qur'an 49:13?

The verse says: يا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْناكُمْ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ وَ أُنْثى‏ وَ جَعَلْناكُمْ شُعُوباً وَ قَبائِلَ لِتَعارَفُوا إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ أَتْقاكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَليمٌ خَبير "O mankind, indeed We have created you from male...

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riponmollah publisher

Asked 8 years ago

What are the preconditions for cutting hands of a thief?

If someone is found to be guilty of theft, there applies Islamic law concerning theft; that is, the hand should be cut off from the wrist joint. “[As for] the thief, the male and the female,...

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taskinahmed publisher

Asked 8 years ago

What does "iyyakum" mean in this hadith?

Inspired by my question "Why isn't it cow meat prohibited when it is said to cause sickness?" I ask this: عليكم بألبان البقر و سمنانها ، و إياكم و لحومها ،فإن ألبانها و سمنانها دواء و...

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suriyaprema publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Can I pray farz/fard prayer skipping its preceding sunnah prayer (when needed)?

السلام و علیکم As an example consider Zuhr/Duhr prayer in which we have 4 Confirmed Sunnah 4 Farz/Farz 2 Confirmed Sunnah 2 Nafil Suppose that when I enter Masjid/Mosque I see that the Jama'at is in...

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jakirrana publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Why Jannah promises young handsome boys to serve and fulfill desires?

During the Sodoma and Gomorrah story, we know that the angels went to Lut house as young handsome boys and not in their natural form. That's why we suppose homosexuality is a sin. But why in...

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mstsalmakhatun publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Why are there only two rakats in farz salaat for Jumu'ah?

My question is: Why is there are only two rakats in Farz Salat for Jumu'ah and we have four rakats for farz salat of zuhr? Is there any reason behind this? Please post answers with references.

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afiaislam publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Did Allah speak to any other Messengers other than Moses Directly?

Did Allah speak to any other Messengers other than Moses Directly ? any proof for this in Quran or Sunnah.

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zahirahmed publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Why can't Muslim women shake hands with strange men?

I received a copy of the Qur'an from a Muslim girl at a booth while I was at University, I said thank you and offered my hand for a handshake, but she refused it, which made...

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karshedahmed publisher

Asked 8 years ago

What are "divining arrows" in Qur'an 5:3 and Qur'an 5:90?

The Qur'an contains the following: ... and [prohibited is] that you seek decision through divining arrows** ... -- Qur'an 5:3 O you who have believed, indeed, intoxicants, gambling, [sacrificing on] stone alters [to other than Allah...

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kumarshuvo05 publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Why bilal R.A name was not included in the names of ten sahabas to enter paradise?

I have seen a hadith in Sunni references that Abdul Rahman bin `Awf said: The prophet (PBOH) said: Abu Bakr in Paradise Omar in Paradise Uthman in Paradise Ali in Paradise Talha in Paradise al- Zubair...

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abdulalii publisher

Asked 8 years ago

Did God forgive Adam and Eve?

I learned from the Quran that our first parents, Adam and Eve, were living in Paradise until they committed sin/wrong. Quran says that they were forgiven of their sins/wrongdoing. If they were forgiven of their sin/wrong,...

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