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MEN SHAVING BODY HAIR
Question Can I shave my beard until I’m 18 (I’m14 now)? What about my arms and legs? I go bodybuilding, and without arm and leg hair, I look better. So can I do that? What areas can I shave and can’t shave as a man? Answer Allah prohibited a man from shaving the beard, irrespective…
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BEING criticized for not taking knowledge from those my parents take from
Question Is there anything in Islam that prevents children from taking the religion from other than their parents or sources their parents have approved? My parents do not care for Aqidah, nor Madhabs, are not cautious about the Shias (my dad finds warnings against them stupid, and blames Salafis for it), and they have the…
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The difference between Islam and the Madhabs
Allah mentioned eleven differences between the religion of Islam and the Madhabs innovated by the people of innovation. 1. Legislation The Deen of Islam was legislated by Allah. Allah said: ‘He has prescribed for you Believers the same religion which He enjoined upon Nuh, and that which We have revealed to you [O Prophet] and…
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LEARNING THE QUR’AN’s RECITATION FROM RECORDINGS AND INNOVATORS
Question Could you please clarify the ruling in both cases, and whether either of these practices is considered haram? Answer
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THE EVIDENCE FOR KEEPING THE BEARD LONGER THAN ONE FIST-LENGTH
Question It is said that the beard should be a fist long and excess of this is an innovation. What is the proof for saying otherwise; that growing a beard greater than a fist-length is legislated? Answer Allah commanded the Muslim men to grow the beard. The Prophet said: ‘Oppose the Polytheists and leave your…
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STUDYING IN CO-EDUCATIONAL UNIVERSITIES
Question Please write a refutation of sisters going to University in the West, where there is unavoidable free mixing among other evils. Answer The questioner should rephrase this question, because the refutation is not just for the Muslim sisters. It is for the Muslim brothers as well, because just as it is Haram for women…
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Allah granting us something we didn’t hope for
Question I am trying to ensure I am understanding Tawakkul (relying on Allah) and Husn al-Dhan Billah (having good thoughts about Allah) correctly. Is it more correct to believe that Allah will certainly grant you a specific (halal) outcome you want the most in the Dunya? Or is it more correct to believe that although…
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Identifying a forgotten sunnah
Question At what point does a Sunnah become forgotten? Answer A Sunnah is considered to be forgotten when people forget acting upon it due to feeling too comfortable, becoming heedless as a result of it due to ignorance or laziness. Allah said: ‘Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot [i.e., disregarded] them.’…
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THE four optional prayers before zuhr
Question How should one pray the four Sunnah before: Answer
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NOT marrying due to personal reasons
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