Islam Question and Answer

» He does not pray in the Prophet’s Mosque so that he can pray behind an imam who he thinks helps him to have better khushoo‘ (focus) in his prayer.

» She has been sick for three years and did not fast.

» Should he fast on the fifteenth of Sha’baan even if the hadeeth is da'eef?.

» Her sister has Down’s syndrome; does she have to offer expiation because of not fasting?.

» Ijmaa‘ (scholarly consensus): definition, types and conditions.

» Laylat al-Nusf min Sha’baan (the middle of Sha’baan) should not be singled out for worship.

» The difference between major hypocrisy and minor hypocrisy.

» What is the ruling on one who was born to Muslim parents then apostatised before or after reaching puberty?.

» She does not distinguish between secretions from the vagina that invalidate wudoo’ and sweat.

» Is it true that the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) used to accumulate naafil fasts and make them up in Sha‘baan?.

	Selling by Installments		Rulings of Employment/Jobs
	• Selling by installments may be mustahabb . • Selling by installments to the one who asked us to buy something . • It is better not to buy in installments if you are able to pay in cash . • Selling before taking possession and selling by installments.		• Ruling on working as a security guard in an hotel . • A company is offering a riba-based loan to its employees . • Ruling on working outside of regular hours for oneself in the workplace. • Should he work for a company whose boss is a kaafir?.

	Credit Cards & Investment Certificates		Ribaa (interest or usury) & Money Exchange
	• Using a credit card to get married . • Draws of investment bonds (“premium bonds”). • Using credit cards to withdraw money. • Working as a representative marketing credit cards.		• Should he take a riba-based loan in order to buy a house?. • Ruling on being a witness to a riba-based loan. • This is the essence of ribaa . • He wants to bring in a person to take his place in a ribaa-based investment bank account to save himself.

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