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Is Acupuncture Allowed in Islam?
If it is proven that acupuncture is beneficial, or if its benefit outweighs its harm, then there is nothing wrong with seeking treatment using acupuncture.
SaveEngagement in Islam
Engagement in Islam means that a man asks to marry a woman and is accepted. The view of the scholars is that engagement is prescribed for one who wants to get married. Prophet Muhammad encouraged the one who wants to get engaged to look at the woman to whom he wishes to propose. What some Muslims do, announcing the engagement, having a party to celebrate and exchanging gifts, all comes under the heading of customs which are permissible in principle.
SaveIs Commission Prohibited in Islam?
If the commission that you take from the owner of the factory or store is added to the price paid by the purchaser, it is not permissible for you to take it.
SaveCan You Drive to the Mosque Instead of Walking?
Prophetic Hadiths encourage the Muslim to strive to come to the mosque walking, not riding, even if his house is far away, so long as it does not cause hardship and he does not have an excuse such as being old and so on, and he should not accustom himself to drive to the mosque if it can be reached on foot without difficulty.
SaveHow to Make Ghusl for Major Impurity
In order to make complete ghusl, do the following:
1. Form the intention to purify yourself from major impurity:
2. Say Bismillah and wash the hands three times, then wash any dirt from the private part.
3. Do wudu as for prayer.
4. Pour water over the head three times, and rub the hair so that the water reaches the roots of the hair.
5. Wash the body, making sure that the water reaches all parts, starting with the right side of the body and then the left, and rubbing it with the hands so that the water reaches the entire body.
SaveHow to Look after Graves in Islam
The permissible ways of looking after graves include:
- Placing a marker at the head of the grave.
- Making the grave as high as a hand span only.
- The entire graveyard should be surrounded with a wall that will protect it.
The prohibited ways of looking after graves include:
- Making the grave more than a hand span above ground level.
- Building structures over graves.
- Coating the grave with paint, plaster or any other type of adornment.
- Surrounding the grave with a fence.
- Writing on the grave.
- Planting trees on the grave, or planting greenery on it.
SaveDo Recording Angels Enter a House with Pictures?
• The recording angels who write down the deeds of the son of Adam enter houses in which there are images. The angels who do not enter a house in which there are images are the angels of mercy.
• The images which prevent the angels from entering a house are images of animate beings, apart from images that are dealt with in a disrespectful manner.
• it is not permissible to pray in a place in which there is an image unless the Muslim is forced to pray in that place and is unable to remove the image.SaveCan You Pray in a Room with Pictures?
The scholars unanimously agreed that it is not allowed to pray in a place in which there are images of animate beings. In fact some of them were of the view that doing so is prohibited, although the view of the majority is that it is disliked.
SaveWhat Is a Mosque?
A mosque is a place that fulfils the following conditions: 1- It has been set aside as a Waqf and is no longer the property of the one who established it. 2- General permission to pray in it has been given. 3- It is established for the purpose of offering the five daily prayers regularly and on a permanent basis.
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