I have a couple of questions regarding a widow: 1. Will her iddah be calculated according to the lunar calendar? 2. Can she during her iddah attend Quran classes in her neighborhood? 3. Can she visit her sick daughter in the neighborhood hospital?

Waiting Period of widow or divorcee
09 Nov

1- It is calculated by the lunar months. 2- She can’t attend Quran classes outside her home. 3- She must not visit her daughter at hospital.

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am I also going to be held acountable for thoughts?? I really do mean to feel this way, I really just can’t help it, its so hard I feel like I just don’t have iman, that’s my problem, everytime I try to strive to get better the thoughts get worse, everything becomes so hard …

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners
09 Nov

No, as long as you don’t talk about it or act upon it. However, you should try to fight it.

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can i give nawafil zakah (on behalf of the deceased or shahid)to build a mosque or for any good deed?

Charity
09 Nov

There is nothing as nawafil zakat! There is voluntary sadaqa and there is mandatory zakat. Mandatory zakat can’t be given in building masjids.

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Please iam a fan of peace tv. i have heard you sometimes refering to some believe as the believe of Ahl Sunnah Waljamah, what is that? is Ahl Sunnah Waljammah as in some countries one of the prophesized sects and is it that which is best, what is the evidence?

Other
09 Nov

The belief of Ahlu Sunnah wal Jamaah is the belief of the prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam and his companions. It is following the Quran and sunnah with the understanding of the righteous predecessors.(Salaf)

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My sister is going through some illness…and my brother in law hanging amulets or some pieces of wood on my sisters hand..and i know its completely shirk…so if take a stand to remove that amulets knowing the couple will have chaos later on this issue…wht should i do in this case…i tried to make them understand..but they dont…wht should i do in this situation.

Shirk and its different forms
09 Nov

You can only advise them. and if they persist on using them still, they are sinful. Pray for their guidance and try to talk to someone who they listen to in order to warn them of the sin they are indulging in.

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In Pakistan they have 6 statements testifying to faith. First kalimah is Tayyaba: la ilaha ilallah. Second is shahadah. Third is tamjeed. Fourth is tawheed. Fifth is istigjfar. Sixth rad e kufr. Is this bidah?

Innovations
09 Nov

There is only one kalimah in Islam and that is La ilaha illalah Muhammad ar rasool Allah. The rest is not part of the teaching of our Prophet salla Allahu alaih WA sallam though these statements may be part of thikr!

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If someone is financially and physically able but can’t travel for hajj because he is an introvert. So is hajj obligatory on him?

Hajj and Umrah
09 Nov

If he is physically and financially able, then yes, hajj is obligatory upon him.

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If any Muslim painting prophet Mohammed naked pictures/cartoons to get a job, money or for any other reasons, still he is a Muslim.

Apostasy
09 Nov

This is blasphemy and such a  person who does it intentionally is out of the fold of Islam.

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Which of the four madhab is the least authentic?

Schools of Thought
09 Nov

There isn’t such a thing!

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Do all the books of ibn Kathir include information from Christian and Jewish sources like “Qasas ul Anbiya”? I want to read “Ghazwat ul Rasul”, “Al-Sira Al-Nabawiyya”, and “Al Bidayah Wa Al Nihayah”. All these are by ibn Kathir. But it is confusing to me if there are citations other than Quran and Sunnah. Please advice.

Knowledge & Propagation
09 Nov

Most such books include authentic and not authentic narrations.

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