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Questions in this season
Is a new Muslim obligated to separate from his wife if she does not convert to Islam?
Is it legislated for a disbeliever to shave his head upon embracing Islam, and is it obligatory or recommended? And is the same legislated for an apostate upon returning to Islam? And what should he do if his hair is short?
How can one reconcile the dispraise in the first Hadith for those who testify without being asked, with the praise in the second Hadith for those who offer their testimony before being asked? What is the meaning of "fatness appearing in them"? And what is meant by Ibrahim al-Nakha'i's saying: "They used to beat us for bearing witness and for covenants when we were young"?
Is a marriage concluded between a Muslim man and a non-Muslim foreign woman—who only believed in God but did not utter the Two Testimonies of Faith until after the marriage contract—a valid marriage, and what should they do, and would the newborn daughter be considered illegitimate if the marriage is null and void?
Is it permissible for a Muslim man to enter into an 'urfi marriage solely with a Christian woman who believes in God and in Muhammad (peace be upon him)? And is the husband's statement that a Muslim man's marriage to a Christian woman can only be an 'urfi marriage correct?
Is it permissible for a Christian woman who separated from her husband ten years ago without legal proceedings to marry a Muslim man while she intends to convert to Islam, with her first marriage remaining valid?
What is the explanation of the Hadith: "This matter will reach wherever night and day reach, and Allah will not leave a house of mud nor a house of fur except that Allah will cause this religion to enter it, with the might of the mighty or the abasement of the abased; might with which Allah honors Islam, and abasement with which Allah humiliates disbelief," and how does this accord with Islam not entering some houses that were built and have ceased to exist?
Is a menstruating woman considered an unbeliever, or does her prayer become invalid if she does something she had intended not to do after prayer, especially after her repeated ritual baths for conversion to Islam? And is she considered sinful if her husband has intercourse with her after the declaration of faith (Shahada) but before intercourse itself? And do the clothes she was wearing during her delusion that she was an unbeliever become impure?
What is the ruling on uttering the Shahada with the intention of entering Islam if a person has committed an act or uttered a statement that constitutes disbelief (kufr) or if their disbelief is doubtful? And does that affect their Islam? And is it necessary to be certain of the disbelief of the act for the Shahada to be valid? And what is the ruling on uttering the Shahada without the intention of entering Islam with the heart?
What is the meaning of the word "bi-haqq" (rightfully/in truth) in the interpretation of "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah) as "There is no god rightfully/in truth except Allah"? And is the belief that the meaning of the Shahada is "No one should be worshipped except Allah" considered correct?
Is one excused by ignorance if one does not declare Jews and Christians to be disbelievers, given the prevalence of ignorance regarding this issue among people?
Is a reversion to Islam with the intention of the validity of the return for the husband's infallibility considered incorrect? Does it contradict the condition of sincerity in repentance and the pronouncement of the Two Testimonies? What is the ruling on repentance and the Two Testimonies with this intention? Is this reversion to Islam valid? What is Ibn Taymiyyah's view that the apostasy of one spouse does not necessitate the dissolution of the marriage?