Unanswered Questions
3,117 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
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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 ...
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Is vaginoplasty after childbirth to improve my husband's sexual pleasure permissible?
After having a child (where the delivery was normal) my husband is having a hard time fulfilling his sexual desire with me; not because of outward appearance, but during sex when he is inside me. ...
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Is it OK to teach banking related subjects in school?
Is teaching interest based banking system in school allowed for a Muslim teacher?
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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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From when and which perspective did Imam and Mu'addhin of Masjid start to get paid?
As far I know, in the age of Nabi (sm.), sahabi (ra.), tabeyin (rh.), tabe-tabeyin (rh.), there was no instance of paying Imam and Muajjin (Muadhin/Muezzin) of Masajid.
But now-a-days, we see, in ...
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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 it haram to read copyrighted books online?
Is it haram to read copyrighted books online? I want to read a book but it isn't available in my language, only in Japanese (not manga). However, there is an English fan translation on the internet. ...
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Can I make dua for the past?
I don't know if this makes sense but: What if I desperately pray and say "O Allah!, please make sure that my laptop wasn't hacked at that time (in the past)". As Allah knows everything about our ...
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How was hijab (head covering) been made obligatory?
This question has ever been asked but i'm asking it again because:
The answers given are not concrete
Closed (as primarily opinion based)
Closed (as too broad)
The questions are as follows:
First ...
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Was the Imam talking about Barzakh or Day of Judgment?
I read this question. I have often heard the Imam of my local mosque say the following:
During Ramdan and on the day of Eid, many people will be released from Hell by the mercy of Allah.
Also that, ...
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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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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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I haven't been in contact with my husband for two years because of abuse; am I divorced and do I need iddat?
I am a Allah-fearing person and I need to find out if I am divorced according to Islam.
I am a young girl aged 30. My husband use to hit me, so I called the police on him and he was kicked out of the ...
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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 ...