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Laughing at a statement of Kufr is kufr

There is no doubt that if a person makes a statement of kufr in a form of a joke, he becomes a kafir. But did…

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Women speaking on microphones

Questions: In gatherings of women they speak on the microphone. Their voices are heard from far off. Are women allowed to speak on the Deen over…

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Women in front of Peers or Shaikhs

Question: Is it allowed for women to become mureeds of a peer of tariqah (shaikh of tasawwuf)? Will the peer then become her mahram? Answer: حامدا ومصليا ومسلما…

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I married without my parents permission and now I'm not happy with the wife. What should I do?

Question: A boy and girl made nikkah without parents’ consent as they both follow hanafi madhab, while the boy was in Jamaat. However, the boy…

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Is it permissible to publish an English translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text?

It is not permissible to publish or sell or purchase or distribute a translation of the Qur’an without the Arabic text. This is the unanimous…

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Freedom of Expression?

In light of the Paris shootings and call for “freedom of speech” we reproduce the following: With the latest in-your-face act of the Facebook, the…

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Belittling a Sunnah

To belittle an established Sunnah of the Messenger عليه الصلوة و السلام  is kufr. من لم يُقِرَّ بِبَعْضِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ عليهم الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ أو لم يَرْضَ…

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Travelogue of a Muslim Charity Worker

12 Days in India – Visit to 7 States By: Shaikh Yusuf Shabbir (حفظه الله عزوجل). Day 1 – Saturday 4 October In the name…

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Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution.

Services of the Indian ʿUlamā to Bukhāri Studies: A Timely Contribution. by HADRAT MAULANA DR. KHALĪL AL-RAḤMĀN SAJJĀD NUʿMĀNI[2] ABSTRACT [1]: The Indian Subcontinent has…

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The Higher Objectives of Islamic Law and the Boundaries of Maqasid al-Shari’ah

The Higher Objectives of Islamic Law and the Boundaries of Maqasid al-Shari’ah Translated by Mateen A. Khan  Translators comment: Maqāsid al-Sharī‘ah refers to the set…

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