People hugging each other, kissing cheek in Arab world – is this Sunnah or Arab Culture / Tradition?

Oaths
18 Sep

This is cultural and it isn’t from the sunnah.

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Is it permissible to make an oath such as “Ya Allah, if you do this I will do so and so, etc. But I have already made an oath, should I fulfill it?

Oaths
17 Sep

If you made a vow, you must keep it if it is halal vow!

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Is it permissible for a person to swear on the Quran that they will tell the truth if in a legal court?

Oaths
15 Sep

No.

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Many are linking the present situation of Muslims around the world for the coming of imam mahdhi getting closer. is there any truth in this?

Oaths
11 Aug

This is baseless and only Allah knows when he will come!

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Ustad, the week of the days begin after the magrib of the previous day. For eg. friday starts on after Thursday’s magrib and hence we can read surah al Kahf after Thursday magrib.

Oaths
13 Jul

Some scholars said this but others said that it can be recited in the daytime of Friday and not the night of Friday!

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If some one wants dua to be answered -let’s say to get married ,get a good job or have kids and the like -can one make niyyah to Allah that i will fast a a couple of days or make some amount of nawafil prayers or give sadaqah and the like if my certain dua gets answered.

Oaths
26 Jun

This is disliked to do but if one made such a vow, he should fulfill his promises. We are limited and don’t know what is the best for us. But Allah knows.  Watch this please: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHwq9_xTrbE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XniybghRzbw

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It permissible to use products made from pig skin such as shoes and hand bags?

Oaths, Q&A / Fatwas
29 May

No.

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My husband ans myself were planing to go to hajj. We require vaccinations before travel. In the government own clinic there is a female nurse only but a male doctor.

Oaths
05 Mar

...There are no trained male nurses. So the female nurse gave me the vaccination and the nurse intends to request the doctor to give my husband the shot since the female can’t touch him. Is this wrong? Are we cheating by allowing the doctor to do this which is really the nurse job? Or is […]

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Oaths
12 Feb

It is permissible to swear with the Quran or with the Surah as this is the words of Allah and this is one of Allah’s attributes

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When fasting for kafaarat al-yameen (expiation for breaking an oath), do the three days have to be consecutive?.

Oaths
12 Feb

Praise be to Allaah. When fasting for kafaarat al-yameen, the three days do not have to be consecutive. If you fast them separately, that is sufficient, because of the general meaning of the verse in which Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Allaah will not punish you for what is unintentional in your oaths, but […]

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