Islam Question and Answer

» 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?.

» A fabricated hadeeth about praying two rak‘ahs every Thursday during Sha‘baan.

	Women's Education		The Woman's Traveling
	• What is the ruling on seeking Islamic knowledge?. • Dealing with the lack of interest in seeking knowledge. • The problem of forgetting Qur’aan. • Which is better, seeking knowledge or taking care of the house?.		• Ruling on taking a woman’s picture in order to have a passport issued. • Ruling on bringing a servant without a mahram . • Necessity of a mahram to accompany a woman when she travels, even if it is a short trip. • Women travelling without a mahram.

	Property & Wealth Owned by Women		The Woman's Prayer
	• Her sister’s resistance towards Islam. • He found out after marriage that his wife is mentally ill. Should he ask for the mahr to be returned?. • Withholding inheritance from a daughter so that her husband will not take it. • What is the minimum amount of mahr? What is the modern equivalent of the mahr of the Mothers of the Believers?.		• Is it better for men and women who come to do ‘umrah to pray Taraweeh in Makkah and Madinah in the hotel or in the Haram?. • How can a woman determine that her period has ended so that she can pray?. • She does not offer the prayers on time because of work; should she give up fasting? . • Woman speaking aloud in prayer in the presence of her mahrams.

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