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Niyyah and Fasting

Marriage Through Consent

Question: Is making up missed prayers necessary?

Question: Asalamualaykum, Is it permissible to lie when joking, given that it is understood by the people listening that what is being said is not true?

Lobsters and “Sea” Crabs in Shafi’i School

Kissing the Thumbs, etc. during Adhan?

Question: Is it permissible for a Muslim to work as a real estate agent or broker?  I think the primary point of concern would be directing potential home buyers to banks and mortgage institutions.

Question: I have read the evidences provided by yourselves for tawassul via the Prophet (sallaallahu alayhi wassalam). I have not, however, seen any evidence for intercession via saints …is there any such evidence and if not, then how can we say that this is permissible?

Question: I’m pregnant with my third child. With my previous pregnancies I had terrible post partum hemorrhage as well as severe post partum depression. I have a midwife who suggests freeze drying and encapsulating the placenta (for consumption) as it has been proven to prevent/help hemorrhage as well as post partum depression. Is this halal?

Question: Assalamu Alaikum!  My friends and I have begun investing in stock options, specifically using the long straddle strategy (NOT short) and I wanted to make sure it was all Halal.  Here is a Wikipedia link describing it, the first part is about the long straddle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straddle  Using this strategy we purchase both put and call options on a stock before a big event (earnings, major news) so we benefit whether the stock moves up or down.  Some of use are earning very high returns in what has so far been very low risk trades.  There is no interest involved as we are not shorting a stock or borrowing anything from our brokers.  Please let us the status of these investments in the Shariah.

If I Find a Hole in My Clothes That Exposes My ‘Awra (Nakedness) After Completing Prayer, Would I Have to Repeat the Prayer?

Is Advance Payment of Zakat Permissible in the Shafi’i School?

Question: What are the principles to be used when getting a home loan that is in accordance to the Shariah from the various Islamic Banks?

Question: If the Devil (shaytan) was cast out of Heaven after refusing to bow down to Adam and refusing to show him respect, how is it that he was able to tempt Adam in heaven into disobeying Allah?

Question: How Do I Choose a Madhhab and Why?