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  • Stealing and other sins

    1) What is the punishment for a thief? 2) Which one of the following is the greatest sin and deserves the greatest punishment adultery/fornication, murder or stealing? 3) What is the ruling about watching TV? 4) Is it permissible to get one's right back without the knowledge of the oppressor? 5)Are our prayers invalid because of stealing? .. More

  • Wants to select a Madhab

    I have two questions: 1) Is it permissible for me to lead the prayer in the home with my mother and younger sisters. And how would this be carried out? 2) I have grown up following no particular Madhab, my family are Ahl Hadeeth, but now I would like to learn more about Islam and I do not know where to acquire my knowledge.. More

  • Fasting to compensate for killing another Muslim unintentionally

    I want to ask a controversial question on killing another Muslim unintentionally. some scholars say that if a Muslim kills more than 3 Muslims he is to suppose to fast just for 180 days equivalent to 3 people no matter the amount of people he kills, while some say he is supposed to fast for sixty days for each Muslim he kills, that is if.. More

  • Strictly following a particular school of thought

    I am staying in a country where the people follow Madhab Hanafi. Here people do not pray behind Salafi so can we pray according to Madhab Hanafi or Sunnah? .. More

  • The Punishment of an Adulteress

    What is the right way to punish the adulteress?Is stoning to death an order in the Quran or in Sharia?Stoning to death ia a law of Judaism, does it still apply in Islam?Is the man involved is to be punished too or just the woman?I will appreciate an early answer, due to the Nigerian sister's contraversial issue of adultery. .. More

  • Punishment for adultery in Islam

    Regarding the Hudood punishment of stoning a married person guilty of adultery, in Saheeh Muslim we found some instances of this punishment. Is it Islamic?.. More

  • Witnessing of illicit sex acts

    I read that for proving a case of fornication or adultery, at least four witnesses should have seen the very act of sexual intercourse. Is it true? Is that practically possible for 4 people to watch the sexual intercourse? Is the stoning to death still practiced in Saudi Arabia? .. More

  • Following one of four Imams (Madhabs)

    What is the stand on following one of the 4 Imams in Fiqh, such as Imam Abu Hanifa?.. More

  • Followers of the four Imams

    Please inform us about the following things:Did the Authors of al-Kutub al-Sittah ( Bukhari , Muslim , etc.) follow the school of thought of any Imam (Shafi'e, Maliki, Hambali, Hanafi, etc.)? If yes, what school did they follow?Please provide the reference look that quotes the Imams saying that we should follow the correct Hadith whenever we find it,.. More

  • Following a school of thought

    Is it Fard (necessary) to follow a Madhab?.. More

  • Conflicts with different schools of thought

    I hope that you all are fine by the Grace of ALLAH. I have few questions that are confusing me. Question 1) I want to inquire why Muslims divided themselves in to different schools of thought and moreover they don't respect each other's opinions. I pray like the Ahl Hadith, but I go to the mosque near my home which follows Hanafi school of thought... More

  • What to do if a person has killed someone accidently

    What is the verdict established by Shariah for a person who killed another person in a car accident and the victim's relative forgives the killer?.. More

  • Mubahalah as a type of evidence

    I believe that when our prophet had a conversation with Christian people, they refused to accept him as a prophet. So he took the notes from their Holy books & proved to them that He as the last messenger & they should accept him as a last messenger & obey his words. When they refused to accept that, Allah sent the verse 3:61 which.. More

  • What we should do when the answers conflict

    When submitting a question and receiving replies from several sites-i.e. when the answers conflict how do we know which one (fatwa) is halal?Many thanks... More

  • Women witnesses

    Is it necessary to have 2 women witness in every legal a fair or just in financial matters?.. More