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Islamic QA for North America

July 13, 2011
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Can we not just all get along

Q: My family are never together and when they are its when something bad had happened and they revenge on one another and not go to eachothers things and always wanting an invintation to events? what should I do so that they can all get along and understand they only live once and holding grudges and hurting one another is bad and that at the end of the day we are Family and theres nothing better then that and I miss how we use to be. please help us all understand eachother.
Time: Sunday April 24, 2011 at 5:34 pm Continue Reading →

July 8, 2011
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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Dream

Q: Salam Alaykum Sheikh Mehtar,
I am recently married and I had a dream I was hoping you might be able to help me decipher. In my dream there were two elderly men sitting on chairs in the Continue Reading →

July 4, 2011
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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fingers or beads

Q: Sallam Alaikum Sheikh, one of the sheiks told me that it is not permissible to use the tesbih in doing zikr. I am confused about this because I see so many fellow muslim borthers using the tesbih. Even my Emir used it and never mention anything about this. This Sheikh’s argument is that tesbih’s weren’t used Continue Reading →

July 1, 2011
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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time of death or time of burial?

Q: My mum passed away on Jummah Zohr. Due to some delay with mortuary and medical matters we could only burry her after isha. Is she amongst thouse that died on fiday? Or the next day since our day starts at magrib? Is it true that passing away on Friday would eliminate azab (punishment) of the grave? (email) Continue Reading →

June 23, 2011
by Ml. Muhammed Shoayb
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can she demand after the fact

Q: Assalamu Alaikum,

I just want to clear a doubt hich we got into when we were dicussing abt marriage. Can we ask the bride or should the groom ask the bride how much she would require as Mehr (through parents).

If the bride is not happy with what she got as mehr what would be the outcome. Continue Reading →