What is the religious duty of a person as regards rationalizing the consumption of groundwater, and is one considered sinful for not doing that?
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Acts of worship
Ruling on Depending on Mobile Applications to Determine Prayer Times
Many Muslims throughout the world utilize mobile apps to determine prayer times. However, I found that there is difference between the times of prayer offered by these apps and those applied in the Islamic countries. What is the ruling of Sharia on utilizing these apps to determine the times of prayer?
Muslim’s Attitude in Times of Affliction and Islamic Creed`s Role in His Steadfastness
What attitude should a Muslim take in times of affliction? Do acts of devotion, supplications and Islamic creed help overcome crisis? And what is Allah`s wisdom behind creating diseases and illnesses?
Changing an Endowment isn`t Permissible
A Zakat committee intends to use a mosque`s accommodation (Which isn`t fit for living as indicated by the report of the Ministry of Awqaf). Thus, it was suggested that the committee rents an accommodation for the Imam at its expense, or pays a rent in return for using that accommodation in delivering its various activities, or that a doer of charitable actions rents a house for that Imam. The reason for this is that the Zakat committee is precisely against the mosque itself, serves the people of that neighborhood in specific and there aren`t vacant flats near that mosque. What is the Islamic ruling on this?
Ruling on Istikhara Using Beads
What is the ruling on Istikhara using beads? The idea is to stop at a certain bead, while making remembrance, or when the beads end at a certain remembrance, then decide to do or not to do something based on whether the number you stopped at is even or odd.
Understanding Texts Giving the Impression that Allah Resembles His Creation
Words such as the Hand of Allah, established on the Throne, Allah (also) plotteth, Allah(Himself) doth mock them…etcetera were stated in the Noble Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah. Some people could be under the impression that they don`t befit Allah, the Almighty. Therefore, how should we deal with such words?
Ruling on Playing Games Based on Luck & Guessing
What is the ruling on playing with dice for amusement (e.g. snakes and ladders) without gambling or getting distracted from prayers and other acts of worship?
Fasting the First Ten Days of Dhul-Hijjah
Are there narrations indicating that the Prophet (PBUH) fasted the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja? And is fasting them loved most by Allah?
Committing Sin Again and Again doesn`t Prevent Acceptance of Repentance
What are the conditions of repenting to Allah and does committing the same sin over and over again prevent the acceptance of one`s repentance?
Ruling on Performing Hajj with Stolen and Usurious Money
What is the ruling on performing Hajj with stolen and usurious money?