1.Importance of holding one`s tongue

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=3587&CATE=17

2.Backbiting: Friends talk behind my back & it hurts

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4133&CATE=37

3.I am unable to guard my tongue from backbiting. What shall I do?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4137&CATE=37

4.Is listening to marriage problems considered ghiba?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=4440&CATE=37

5.What about gossip?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=2619&CATE=37

6.If I literally bite my brother on his back, would that be considered backbiting?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=2683&CATE=37

7.Death: Backbiting the dead, judging them, and concern for oneself .

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=2044&CATE=37

8.Backbiting for elections?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=1693&CATE=37

9.Backbiting Children

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=188&CATE=37

10.The Rules of Backbiting

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=212&CATE=13

11.Some Fiqh of Speech

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=218&CATE=13

12.Talking About Sin?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=834&CATE=3

13.Speaking of the useless and immoral

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?t=rss&id=10137

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Someone asked whether the differentiation made by the scholars between the form and reality of actions was somehow an innovation (bid`a).

I asked them to consider the migration (hijra) of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Outwardly–in form–the migration was from Mecca to Medina. However, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) himself told us about the reality of the migration, in the hadith of intention:

“… So whoever’s migration was to Allah and His Messenger, then their migration was, indeed, to Allah and His Messenger. And whoever’s migration was to attain some worldly matter or to marry some woman, then their migration was indeed to whatever they migrated for.”

The reality of our actions is what we perform them for. Without this reality, they’re merely lifeless forms.

As Ibn Ata’illah reminded us,

“Actions are but lifeless forms whose soul is the secret of sincerity within them.”

And Allah alone gives success.

New Islamic Directions 

In this recording Imam Zaid answers some questions that were asked by attendees at the recent Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference.

SunniPath Answers:
Can the existence of God be proven rationally?
Answered by Faraz Rabbani

Question: Is the existence of Allah and His attributes rationally provable with the mind without doubt - since iman is based on taklif.

Or is Allah’s existence just a guess that we take hoping it is true with a certainty (the Christian concept of “leap of faith.”)

Answer

SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com):
What is the relation of scent to Islam?

What is the relation of scent to Islam? What religious function do incense, perfume, and other forms of scent have?

Answer by Faraz Rabbani

SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com):
Fiqh of salams - What is the sunna of giving and returning salams?
Answered by Faraz Rabbani

 
SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com):
Dealing with Non-Muslims — Rock and Killing Jews

Question:
From what I have read and what I know about Islam, it teaches to respect and befriend “people of the book.” But I have recently read some troubling hadith which speak of fighting Jews in the end of days. The one which most bothers me is the one that says “even the rocks will shout ‘o believer! there is a jew behind me,” asking him to come kill the jew. Could some one please explain these to me?

What is the basis of Muslims dealing with non-Muslims

Answer

SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com)
Four witnesses in rape?

Q: If a woman is raped, does she have to bring up 4 witnesses to get the rapist convicted?

SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com):
Abuse of udhiya animals

This is a grave matter indeed…

SunniPath Answers:
Can an employee discount be used by others?

Question: Can I use the employee discount a family member gets through the department store they work at?

SunniPath Answers:
Thinking of Another in Bed

Question: I find my spouse unattractive. When we are in bed, I bring to mind someone else, for stimulation. Is this allowed?

Answer

SunniPath Answers:
Deciding to not getting married

Question: If a man is able to fullfill the rights and responsibilities of marriage but doesn’t feel any need for it, is he sinful if he decides to do not get married ? In general, is there any problem if one decides to stay single until the end of his life ?

Answer

SunniPath Answers
Is this poem authentically attributed to Rumi: (Come, come, whoever you are, come…)
Answered by Faraz Rabbani

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SunniPath Answers:
Is it proper to use your cell phone to check voicemail while someone is speaking?

The sunna of the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings be upon him) exemplifies excellence in all
matters–whether worship, dealings, conduct, or character.

The sunna of social interaction is normally to give one’s full
attention to the person whom one is addressing. It is mentioned in the
descriptions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon
him) that when he would turn to someone, he would turn completely,
[Sunan al-Tirmidhi, 3571] giving his full attention to them. [read more]

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SunniPath Answer:
What is the difference between being cheap and being economic or not wasteful?

How does reciting the Holy Quran help one? What benefit does it bring one?

Allah explains this in the Qur’an:

“This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance unto those who are god-fearing. Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them; And who believe in that which is revealed unto You (Muhammad) and that which was revealed before thee, and are certain of the Hereafter. These depend on guidance from their Lord. These are the successful.” [2.2-5] ….

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SunniPath Answers (http://qa.sunnipath.com)
Fiqh of the Inward: The Fruits of Seeking Forgiveness
Used to Practice, Got Busy & Sinned
Repentance, Talking about Past Sin and Avoiding that Which Does Not Concern One
Chapter on Repentance: From Imam Nawawi’s Gardens of the Righteous
Is Repentance Necessarily Accepted?
What is Sincere Repentance?
Peace and Tranquility of Heart
I Want to Be a Better Muslim
My Sins are Very Grave
Repetitive Repentance?
Prayer of Repentance

SunniPath Answers:
I have a problem with sleeping too much

A dear, respected brother was offended at the suggestion that it was being implied that Imam Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi permitted calling upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) unconditionally. I am not implying that–rather, his way appears to have been of general discouragement of this, at least for the masses. (This poem has been posted before, but I can’t access the old post due to blog problems.) I am simply (a) quoting a beautiful poem; and (b) mentioning the madhhab of the vast majority of late Sunni scholarship that permitted calling upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) if done without wrongful beliefs. As for what past or present scholars of particular respected Sunni maslaks have said, then ask them….

An Intimate Calling
from the Wird Book of Imam Ashraf Ali al-Tahanawi

Translated by Faraz Rabbani, (c) 2006

O Messenger of Allah, I come to you seeking refuge
May my Lord’s blessings be upon you and all peace

I come distressed, seeking assistance and succor
For a soul that wrongs despite not having been wronged

O Messenger of Allah, I come to you seeking your protection
And your Lord grants you protection and you can’t be let down

O Messenger of Allah, I come to you as a guest
And the rights of guests are known to those noble

I come to you indigent and needy
With a soul possessing only tremendous sins

A stranger who has come from a strange land
Without any companions or partners

…..

Help me, O Messenger of Allah, for I
Am at a loss, and despair has reached my very bones

Grant mercy, O Son of Aminah, grant mercy
For in sin have I been nursed and grown

It is your intercession I seek in distress and ease
And your healing when sickness befalls me

You are my support when darkness befalls
And in struggles you are my sure sword

If you seek forgiveness for me, O Master, even once
I’ll be of those upright on religion

Every limb of mine obeys you as if a slave
And in my heart love for you is constant

O God grant me success throughout my life
To pray weeping while others are asleep.

[Source: Munajat-e-Maqbool, 234-238, Idara-e-Islamiyat, Lahore, 1995]

Related post:

www.SeekersDigest.org: The Prohibition of Saying “Ya Rasul Allah”?