Questions tagged [sharia]
Sharia الشريعة (Islamic Law) based on the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah. Use this tag for general questions on the PoV of Islam on a topic.
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Is it preferable that a Muslim living in a secular democracy try to make it an Islamic state, rather than move to a Islamic state?
In this question asking if a Muslim living in a democracy should turn it into an Islamic state, most of the answers seem to agree that the answer is yes, they should. But my question is, why is this ...
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Are women in hijab assumed not to be "asking for it" in sexual assault cases?
In cases of sexual assault against women, the victim might be asked questions like what was she wearing? leading to the implication that she was somehow "asking for it" (i.e. provoking her attacker) ...
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What constitutes reviling/defaming/being sarcastic about Islam?
In "reliance of the traveler", section o8.7 talks about some acts that constitute disbelief. The ones this question is about are attitudes that treat Islam too lightheartedly or negatively. The ...
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Do I need any special approach to make a web service Sharia compliant?
Generally, if there are any guidelines to make a web application (available through web browser - like this page) Sharia-compliant?
Note that many of my customers are not muslims.
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Ruling on parents killing their child?
I have read on a offical islamic fatwa site that parents who kill their child cannot be killed in retaliation for this, but the hadiths are all daif.
http://www.islamweb.net/emainpage/index.php?page=...
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If Allah forgives all sin, why should I do any good deeds?
I am asking this question not from a personal point of view, but more philosophically. I often come across Muslims who are openly committing every type of sin, and they justify it by saying, "...
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Regarding accountability
Theres a person who is dumb and partially deaf. He commits crimes but he has schizophrenia.
Is he accountable in the court according to shariah law?
Also can his testimony be accepted in courts since ...
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Under Islamic rule, which legal matters can kuffar regulate within their own community?
As far as I understand it, in an Islamic state, sharia generally applies to kuffar as well, but some legal matters are left to the kuffar to regulate within their community (I think marital and ...
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May an Islamic state legislate the death penalty for non-sharia crimes?
Countries like Saudi Arabia have a number of capital offenses, some of which seem to extend beyond sharia law; e.g. the list on Wikipedia includes "espionage" and "drug smuggling".
However, I don't ...
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What is the Islamic position on torture of prisoners?
Different states in the world often use torture both physical and psychological for interrogation, suppressing political opponents etc. What does Islam say about use of torture by state actors? Would ...
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Umrah related-particularly Ihraam
We traveled from Medina where we stayed for 2 days. We drove to Mecca for performing our umrah. On the way on inquiring about ihraam and meeqat (for our first umrah) we were advised by our taxi driver ...
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Does being forced to sign separation papers count as talaq?
In a western country, such as Canada, if someone is forced to sign separation papers with his first wife for the citizenship claim of his second wife (though neither the man nor the first wife want to ...
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Ruling on shortening both sides and back of the hair more than the middle
is it prohibited for Muslim men to shorten hair from both sides and back than middle?
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How do Muslims define Usury or interest (Riba in Arabic) under the modern developed economy?
What is the definition of interest in Islam ? Anything in addition to the principal or price?
Is modern economics possible if Riba is forbidden?
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Shariah Law for the disbeliever
A friend once asked me if it would be better for the Non-muslims who don't convert to Islam rather than live under Islamic law. And I said that I didn't know if our laws are better for the non muslims ...
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