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Legal effects of conversion
Converting to Islam has certain effects regarding the legal status of the convert in sharia. He is no longer a kafir, burial rites are to be read according to Islamic tradition, inheritance changes, ...
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is there any complete list of sana'a manuscript difference with current Qur'an, in terms of meaning?
I came accross Sana'a publication by Sadeghi (Sana'a and The Origins of Qur'an), but he only conclude some example of textual variation with standard qur'an.
Table 1 gives a few examples, in English ...
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Obligations and recommendations of sacrificial slaughter?
What are the obligatory conditions for sacrificial slaughter of animals to be valid? Also what are the Sunnah recommendations to follow?
I am asking about the details relevant to the actual act of ...
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Is mental health treatment sufficient to make permissible otherwise haram acts?
HHS.gov write about mental health:
Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, ...
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Join a brother late to get benefit of fard salaah in congregation
When you come into mosque late for Zuhr, and someone is busy with salah, without you knowing if he is performing Sunnah Zuhr or Fard Zuhr, can you join that person and perform your Fard Zuhr and carry ...
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Is arbitrage betting haram?
Sometimes betting companies (who are of course bad) offer special promotions which gives you the chance to do arbitrage betting, meaning that it is possible to bet such that you win the same amount of ...
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Is there a narration about the following story related to the Day of Judgement?
It goes along the lines of what is mentioned in a lecture and on the internet, which is not the Hadith mentioned in Sahih Muslim (190a), but is still somehow similar to this following narration (if it ...
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Are credit card users entitled to zakat due to debt?
I have a close relative who on the slightest pretext swipes the credit card to make payments of purchases or medical bills. Due to which this family is constantly under debt. Can we relatives help ...
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Is piracy a form of theft for the purposes of fiqh?
From this question What is the punishment for someone who pirates digital files?, the OP writes:
It is agreed upon that piracy is theft according to the question Where does Islam stand on Internet ...
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Why did the creation of Earth take longer time than the creation of the Universe?
There's something in the Quran that I don't understand properly. They are from Surah Fussilat (41) verses 9 to 12:
Say, "Do you indeed disbelieve in He who created the earth in two days and attribute ...
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Are Christian images of Jesus sacrilege?
If Islam prohibits depicting prophets, and consider Jesus a prophet (although not the biggest one), are all these images of Jesus in Christian hands some kind of sacrilege?
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Parading Slave Women bare-breasted for Attracting the highest bidders or buyers
First of all, I would like to thank in advance for answering in the most kindest way. And i apologize for making my questions so big. Just wanted to let you know where i'm coming from.
I have heard ...
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Under what circumstances is it okay for a Muslim woman to be on TV?
It's plausible, at some point, that I might be asked to do a TV interview. My recent research is on a topic that might be picked up by the press. I'm unsure if this is appropriate as a Muslim woman.
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Advice / Cure for boredom in Islam
I suffer from depression and have been on medication for many years which works and this may be a factor.
However I go through phases of being bored. Same routine, same daily predictable job, etc. ...
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What are the dominant rulings for alcoholic content in food in each of the Sunni madhahib?
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The forbiddance of drinking khamr is is well-known in Sunni Islam, based primarily on the following Qur'anic ...
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