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I ask because there are some people who say that they should. However I always thought that leaving any food was not approved by our Prophet. A. You should not leave any food at the end. Up to the extent the Ahadith illustrate to us that we should clean the plates and lick our fingers when we finish eating. Yes the Scholars/Pious should leave some food so that the people can gain barakah by eating their food as was the practice of our Beloved Prophet SallAllaho Alaihi Wa Sallam. Wh... Click for full answer 2)  Q. Qasar salaat - The distance of 57.5 miles given. Does this mean if i travel to work 45miles each way i can pray qasar or does it have to be greater than 57.5miles each way A. A person will do Qasr [pray the four Rakat Fard Salah as two] if he travels to a distance which is more than 57.5 miles [92 km]. Thus in your situation, you will not do qasr but you will have to read the four rakat fully. 3)  Q. How would one give fatiha? i know it involves 3 times surat fatiya and 3 times other surahs? A. There is no specific way to give Fatiha. Any part of the Qur`an you read can be read to send the Thawaab to the deceased. However there is a psecific method passed down by our pious predecessors. Qul Ya Ayyuhal Kafiroon [once] Qul HuwAllah [3 times] Qul A`uthu Bi Rabbil Falaq/Naas [once each] Surah Fa... Click for full answer 4)  Q. Is it allowed to celebrate birthday`s in islam? A. Assalamo Alaikum Wa Rahmatullah Muslims are not allowed to imitate the Non-Muslims. [Man Tashabbaha bi Qawmin Fa Huwa Mimhum, "Those who resemble a nation is one of them" Hadith] Thus, celebrating the way the Non-Muslims celebrate, is forbidden, However, to thank Allah and to pray for a long and pious life is allowed and permissble. B... Click for full answer 5)  Q. Can we eat lobsters? A. According to the Hanafi madh-hab, one is NOT allowed to eat lobsters, crabs etc. [A detailed answer with references has been given on the QA section] and Allah Knows best 6)  Q. Can you tell me some kitabs which would be useful?(similiar to Durr al muhtar)? A. Wa `alaikum Salaam All praise is due to Allah! There are quite a number of kitabs (books) that are available on an array of subjects, from Tafsir, Hadith, Fiqh to Stories of Prophets `ala Nabiyyina wa `alayhimus Salaam, Stories of the Righteous and so forth. Some usefull books similar to Durr al-Mukhtar are: Radd al-Muhtar (its commen... Click for full answer 7)  Q. I`ve heard that eating animals with webbed feet is haram, yet earlier you said eating duck isn`t so would it be best to keep away? A. There are many rule and principles in Shair`ah as regarding Halal/Haram animals. some are mentioned below: 1) Animals that have been clearly and explicitly prohibited in the Qur’an or Sunnah are without doubt Haram, such as a swine, donkey, etc. 2) Animals that are born and live in water are all Haram with the exception of fish. All types o... Click for full answer 8)  Q. Most of the young boys they have got beard some of them doing it in a fashion but some did NIYYAT for it as i did, but i have not got one fist beard but ALHUM DULILLAH i did NIYAAT so is it necessary to have a one fist beard(as said do things different as the others do) or u can keep ur moustache short so people can easily see the difference in a MUSLIM or Non-MUSLIM. A. In all schools of Islamic Law, it is wajib (mandatory) for a Muslim male to grow a beard. It is also wajib to let the beard grow a fist length. It is prohibited [Haram] to cut or shave the beard. He who does so is a fasiq (sinner). In a Hadith, "Imam Bukhari (Rahimahullaah) reports on the authority of Imam Nafi` who narrates from Sayyiduna Abdullah... Click for full answer 9)  Q. When doing shower is it permisable to be in the nude and if so will you be able to do namaz afterwards or would you have to do wuzu? A. There is no harm in taking a shower without covering your body as lond as you are inside the bathroom and so one can see you. As it is mentioned in Qanoon-e-Shariat "Rule : To bath naked in a careful hidden place (where no-one can see) is allowed. It is very important that women are very careful of this. After bathing wear clothes as soon as possi... Click for full answer 10)  Q. Can one pray quran at the time of zawaal? A. Assalamo alaikum WA Rahmatullah It is Makrooh [disliked] to recite Qur`an at the Makrooh times. [in this case, the time before zawal-Midday (Nisf al-Nahar al-Shar`i)]. as mentioned by teh great Imam, Alahazrat RadiAllaho Anhu [Al-Wazeefat al-Kareemah] However. if you cannot find any other time, then the scholars give persmission to ... Click for full answer Search Note: Use the search box before posting a question. i.e. type in namaz if you have a query on namaz. Salaah times for today Fajr: 04:27 Dhur: 13:11 Asr: 17:39 Maghrib: 19:49 Isha: 21:17 Note: these are beginning times for Bolton Hadith Reported by Al-Haakim - Sahih "As long as you hold fast to two things which I have left among you, you will never go astray: Allah's Book (i.e. the Qur'an) and the Sunnah of His Messenger."

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