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Islamic investments
I've been reading about the Islamic stock market and have been looking at some of the companies in some of the Islamic indexes and/or Islamic funds.
I have noticed that they include companies which ...
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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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What are the dominant rulings for alcoholic content in food in each of the Sunni madhahib?
Note: This post is intended to provide a canonical answer for a common class of questions
The forbiddance of drinking khamr is is well-known in Sunni Islam, based primarily on the following Qur'anic ...
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How does zakaat work with pension schemes?
Apparently in the UK, work based pension schemes will become obligatory in 2014. I have done a little research in this and it is possible to choose a company you want to invest in, allowing you to ...
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Is uploading a dead person's picture on social media allowed?
A few months ago, my cousin's brother died and then my other cousins started uploading his pictures on social media (Facebook), attaching them with their pictures.
My question is, is this behavior ...
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Are there any tenets of Sunni Islam that started out as a revolutionary idea that were resisted by the majority Sunni consensus at the time?
This Q came up as I learnt about Sheikh Mustapha Rashid’s fatwa about hijab not being compulsory going against current Sunni consensus. Since Ijma is a core Sunni principle, I wonder if there is any ...
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When is the time of response mentioned in this following hadith?
I have read a hadith that says, every night there is an hour when no Muslim asks Allah of anything and he will be given that. Can anyone tell me is there any record or authentic opinion about when ...
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Can we look at pictures of the deceased?
I’ve always been told that we can’t have pictures of the deceased or look at those pictures once they have passed away. Is that true in my anyway? Will they get punished because of us viewing their ...
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Islamic standing on a 20-year-old male living with much older female?
I am a 20-year-old male and I have a much older female friend (early 60s) who is getting divorced. I would like to offer her a room in my house until she gets back on her feet.
I would appreciate any ...
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Why did Dr Zakir Naik say "Memory is washed off"?
In this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ7HiY49P3w&feature=youtu.be&t=7m54s
Dr Zakir Naik says that in the quran it says that:
http://quran.com/33/72
We did indeed offer the ...
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Did Imam Ibn Jarir al Tabari say women can be Imams of prayer?
Whenever I searched about the issue of the permissibility of a woman leading a prayer, I find that many people cite al Tabari as having given a verdict that women can indeed lead the prayer. But I ...
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Why did al-Albani grade as authentic the hadith of Asma regarding the permission of showing the hands and face?
Islamqa says that this hadith is weak:
narrated by Abu Dawood (4104) from al-Waleed from Sa’eed ibn Basheer
from Qataadah from Khaalid ibn Durayk from ‘Aa’ishah (may Allaah be
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The Nature of the Hadith in Ash Shifa
There is a Hadith in Page 48 of Ash Shifa which speaks of the musk of the Prophet. I can’t find the Arabic but I will like to know the authenticity of the report and it’s legitimacy if it can be ...
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Sunni's view on Ghadir Khumm
Shia's view on Ghadir Khumm produces the idea that Ali is the only legitimate successor directly after Muhammad. What is the Sunnis view on this? Why don't they consider Ghadir Khumm as serious as ...
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Where can I find this hadith on shaking hands?
It is possible that this hadith is from a Shia Hadith Book, but I am not sure. I have not been able to find it yet.
The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) is reported to have said: "It is not ...
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