[img]style_emoticons/default/dry.gif[/img] Daft question but does the great Prophet Mohd (S.A.W) have a Birthday , its just Nottingham City Council where I work state that on 21st April this year The prophet was born.


could someone shed some light on this i was under the impression you are not allow to celerbry your own birthday yet alone the prophet.


as always I need proof , example in plain english

AS-Salaamu-Alaikum


Is it permissible to eat the meat of the Christians and Jews? Do I


simply say 'bismillah' over the meat and eat it? What is the proper


way to slaughter animals...and can a hunting dog be used?


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Question:


I know that there has been so many questions (and answers) regarding


halal meat and that the standard answer is that meat from animals


that aren't slaughtered observing Islamic rituals are haraam.


However I would like to know what a Muslim who is living in a


country where halal meat isn't available at all should do.


I'm Brazilian and the position adopted by most, if not all, Islamic


centers in Brazil is that it is enough to say "bismillah" to make


the meat halal. The argument is that there is no halal meat


available and that it's haraam to consume such meat only when a


Muslim has the choice to eat halal meat and is careless about it.


They also say that imposing more conditions would create much


hardship for Muslims in Brazil.


Is this a valid opinion, even if a weak one, in the Maliki school?


If not, is there a more lenient opinion in another school that


Brazilians could take in this case?


Ustadh Abdullah's Response:


The Qur'an forbids the following:


1- Carrion


2- Blood


3- Swine


4- Meet slaughtered as an offering to one other than Allah (i.e.


slaughtered in another's name, like in the name of "Jesus"or an


idol)


5- Animals that die from estrangulation (who die before being


properly slaughtered)


6 - What has been stricken with a heavy object like a rock, stick,


bullet, etc. until it died


7- What dies from a headlong fall (before being properly


slaughtered)


8- What dies from being rammed by another animal


9- What a predatory animal has killed and eaten from


[see Surat Al-Ma'ida: 3-5]


The Islamic guidelines for slaughtering animals that are halal to


eat are:


- Mentioning Allah's name over it when slaughtering


- Cutting the jugular vein and windpipe (some say the jugular is


sufficient). This is if it is a small animal like a sheep or goat.


But it is also permissible to just puncture the main artery of


larger animals like camels, which is found in the neck or upper


thigh.


Exceptions to these rules are animals that are hard to catch, like


birds, rabbits, etc. They can be eaten after being shot by arrows,


bullets, spears, javelins, or if they are caught by a hunting dog as


long as the dog hasn't eaten from the animal after catching it. One


should just make sure that he/she mentions Allah's name before


firing or setting the dog loose for the hunt.


Mentioning Allah's name when slaughtering the animal is highly


recommended in the Maliki School as well as others, which means that


were one not to mention Allah's name, the meat would still be


permissible to eat as long as the jugular and windpipe are severed.


But one shouldn't intentionally not mention His name.


As for the meat slaughtered by the People of the Book, Malikis are


strict and stipulate that a Muslim be present during the slaughter


to insure that the Christian, in particular, does not mention "In


the name of Jesus." If it is verified that a Christian mentions the


name of "Jesus" over the animal, the meat is not permitted for a


Muslim to eat.


The same goes if it happens that a Muslim, Christian, or Jew happen


to offer a Muslim to eat any of the aforementioned forbidden


categories of meat. That is, it is forbidden for one to eat.


As for the meat of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians), the


Qur'an permits it without placing any clear cut restrictions or


conditions on it, except for if it happens to be one of the


aforementioned forbidden types of meat. And because the Qur'an or


the Sunnah don't make it clear that the Christians or Jews are to


slaughter their food as Muslims do, scholars have differed since the


time of the Salaf (Sahaba, Tabi'in, etc.).


Some held the view that they are to slaughter according to the same


conditions that Muslims do while others held that it is sufficient


that the meat come from the People of the Book as long as it is not


established that the meat they are giving to Muslims is one of the


forbidden categories. So it then becomes a Muslim's duty to mention


Allah's name over the meat, especially since it has been reported


that once some of the Companions came to Allah's Messenger (pbuh)


complaining that a people offered them meat but they didn't know if


Allah's name was mentioned over. And the Prophet's reply was,


"Then you mention His name."


If Muslims cooperated with one another more for the good of the


whole, we wouldn't have this issue before us. If we had our own


farms and slaughter houses and meat markets, there would be no need


to patronize Jews and Christians, especially since Allah didn't say


that it was "compulsory" to eat the meat of the People of the Book.


He said that it is "permitted" to eat the meat of the People of the


Book. As for us, he gave to us our own guidelines to follow.


One should be very cautious about meat. Avoiding meat as much as


possible in the absence of Islamically slaughtered meat would be


best for Muslims. But if it happens that one takes the view that


it's permissible to eat the meat of the People of the Book, even if


they don't slaughter as Muslims do and as long as their slaughter


isn't one that falls within the meaning of the other impermissible


meats, there is no basis for condemnation, because the scholars of


Islam have different much about this matter. And it is not


permissible to object to a person doing a thing if there is no


unanimous consensus (ijma') that the act is impermissible.


And Allah knows best.


Was Salam


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Salam Alaikum. I have just simple question, is watching some movies haram? For example, I watched The Lords Of Rings but I think this shirk movie, i dont knew that movie had shirk scenary...Is this movie shirk or not, any yet watch it?wassalam

Hey Everyone... Naseeha here...


I just wanted to say salaams and to give you all an update on what's going on with me.... since i have been absent and all...


Well I wrote the final exams of ACCA... i.e an accounting designation/degree... and i passed at the first try.... It's pretty amazing...


Also i wanted to get some advice from my brothers / sisters from the United Kingdom... I just wanna find out about the work situation up there... I am qualified... i jus wanna know what is the general attitude of the business ppl up there and is it unusual to have an extended lunch for jumuah...


I live in a small caribbean island... a kaafir land... and even in my country it is every muslims constitutional right to have 2 hours lunch on a friday in order to observe jumuah... is it the same in the UK... I just wanna know....


In my country we also have a muslim marriage act... with specific modifications that only muslims can have... cool huh... i mean.. for a kaafir land...


Anyways everyone... i hope you all keep well.... see ya... love you all...


Salaams...


your BROTHER...


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IS YOUR GHUSL CORRECT?


CHECK THESE FACTS:


ALL YOUR PRAYERS ARE INVALID IF YOUR GHUSL IS NOT CORRECT.


CLEANLINESS IS HALF OF FAITH.


HERE IS THE METHOD OF GHUSL ACCORDING TO SUNNAH.


Before making Ghusl one should make Niyyah (intention) thus: - "I am performing Ghusl so as to become Paak." Without Niyyah, there is no Thawaab (reward) although Ghusl will be valid. Ghusl should be made in a place of total privacy and one should not face towards the Kiblah while making Ghusl. Ghusl may be performed standing or seated, preferably seated. Use sufficient water, don't skimp nor be wasteful. One should abstain from speaking while performing Ghusl. It is better not to read any Kalimah or Aayah while bathing. Be aware of these rules whilst making Ghusl.


PROCEDURE FOR PERFORMING GHUSL:


Wash both hands up to and including wrists.


Wash the private parts. The hands and private parts should be washed even if one is not in the state of Janaabat or Najaasat.


If there is Najaasat elsewhere on the body, it should now be washed off.


Perform Wudhu (Read separate pamphlet for Wudhu according to Sunnah). If making Ghusl on a stool or platform where water will rapidly flow away, and then perform the complete Wudhu. If there is fear of the feet being immersed in wastewater during the Ghusl then postpone the washing of the feet to the end of the Ghusl. Ensure that the mouth and nostrils are thoroughly rinsed thrice.


After performing Wudhu, pour water over the head thrice, then pour thrice over right shoulder and thrice again over left shoulder. Now pour water over entire body and rub. If the hair of the head is not plaited, it is compulsory to wet all the hair up to the very base. If a single hair is left dry, Ghusl will not be valid. If the hair of a woman is plaited, she is excused from loosening her plaited hair, but it is compulsory for her to wet the base of each and every hair. If one fails to do this then the Ghusl will not be valid. As for men who grow long hair and plait them, they are NOT excused from leaving their hair dry. If a woman experiences difficulty or is unable to wet the very bottom of her plaited hair, then it is necessary for her to unplaite her hair and wash her entire head. It is Mustahab (preferable) to clean the body by rubbing it. All parts of the body should be rubbed with the hand so as to ensure that water has reached all parts of the body, and that no portion is left dry. Rings and earrings, etc. should be moved so as to ensure that no portion covered by them is left dry. Ensure that the navel and the ears are all wetted. If they are not wet Ghusl will be incomplete.


On completion one should confine oneself to a clean place. If, while performing Wudhu, the feet had been washed, it is not necessary to wash them again. Dry the body with a clean towel, and dress as hastily as possible.


If, after Ghusl, one recalls that a certain portion of the body is left dry, it is not necessary to repeat the Ghusl, but merely wash the dry portion. It is not sufficient to pass a wet hand over the dry place. If one has forgotten to rinse the mouth or the nostrils, these too could be rinsed when recalled after Ghusl has been performed.


The three Faraa'ids (compulsory acts) of Ghusl are: -


To rinse the mouth in such a manner that water reaches the entire mouth.


To rinse the nostrils up to the ending of the fleshy part.


To completely wet the whole body. When one performs these Faraa'id intentionally or unintentionally Ghusl will be valid.

As salamu aleiykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh !


Im sorry to ask this here but I didnt know where to put it and didnt see the topic any where.


Any way when I reverted I decided to adopt an Islamic name,I chose this one.Also I read some where that when chosing a name,one did not have to chose a last name because it was your fathers name.My question are :


1)What if you were adopted or dont have your fathers last name?


2) Can any one tell me what the Arabic words are for "renowned, famous battle."


3)How do I spell Kareem Rasheed in Arabic?How do you spell Taahira( Pure; Chaste)


also,its a name I have chosen for my daughter which means the same thing as her present name (Kayla)?


Salaamu and ty for any help!


Can some one move this .I now see the topic thread?

Salam Alaikum..


I have question, is making of music haram?Without songs of human?wassalam


PS:Its enought I m staying here, talk you next time again...I think I make this board desecrate or such so, with my existing here...