Islam

Question:

Asalam alikum wa rahmato Allah

My question is in the most critical issue facing all Muslims in all Muslim countries, which is the banks and Islamic banks? Please, state the detailed difference between them and give us a perfect start answer, whether to deal with the Islamic ones or not?
Jazak Allah khir

Question:

Is taking a shower the same thing as making wudhu? I have been told that taking a shower only does not substitute for wudhu in the Hanafi School of Jurisprudence. Therefore, a person must make wudhu separately and if he does not do so, his salah is not valid. Is this true?

Question:

Salam,
Dear sheikh, how many times can you do Istikharah Prayer? I mean once week or daily and which time is the best for this prayer? Should one pray all five times or it doesn't matter?
Jazaka Allah Khayran

Question:

Respected scholars, As-salamu `alaykum.

From the viewpoint of Islam, is it OK to buy something (a laptop, for example) that you know was stolen?

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum Brother.

I am an Indian and I am going to marry on December. In India while wedding Muslims are following other religion customs. I would like to know what is the rules and regulation of Islamic marriage.

“Barangsiapa yang mengerjakan amal saleh, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan dalam keadaan beriman, maka sesungguhnya akan Kami berikan kepadanya kehidupan yang baik dan sesungguhnya akan Kami beri balasan kepada mereka dengan pahala yang lebih baik dari apa yang telah mereka kerjakan.” (QS An-Nahl [16] : 97)

Isu wanita dalam Islam telah menjadi bulan-bulanan segala jenis kontroversi, kesalahpahaman dan khususnya kekeliruan informasi. Buku berikut ini menjelaskan dengan gamblang hak-hak wanita dalam Islam sekaligus sebagai bantahan terhadap syubhat yang menganggap Islam tidak memberikan kebebasan yang sepatutnya dimiliki wanita sekaligus membahas dan menjelaskan topik ini menurut ajaran Al-Qur’an dan Sunnah Rasulullah Saw.

Question:

I am an imam in the US and I am facing problems with the community here because if I did something, some may like this way while others not. The community here follows different madhhabs and sects and some of them are very critical to everything that is different from the madhhab they follow. Please advice what can be done in this problematic situation?