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When Islamic Legal Principles Differ
Each of the four imams, in his approach to Islamic Law, had at least one unique methodological principle.
The Witr Prayer: A Prayer with Many Forms
It is established in the Sunnah that the Prophet (peace be upon him) offered the Witr prayer in various ways.
Prayer in the Lands of the Midnight Sun
At the poles, the Sun rises and sets only once each year, with a half-year day & a half-year night.
Fasting for Someone Intending Travel
What about someone who begins the fast at home then embarks on a journey during the day?
Arts, Sports & Entertainment
Drawing Pictures & Producing Animated Cartoons
Islam and Recreation
Commercial Law
Security Deposits & Islamic Law
Selling Your Blood to a Blood Bank
Unlawful Corporate Earnings & Their Implications for Muslim Shareholders
Customs & Traditions
Celebrating Your Country's National Day
April Fool’s Lies
Using Salutations & Praises Composed by People
Dress & Grooming
Clothes Below the Ankles – Is it Just a Problem of Pride?
Botox – An Islamic Ruling
What a Woman May Wear in the Presence of Other Women
Inheritance
Inheriting Unlawful Wealth
Distributing Property to Deny Inheritors Their Shares
Marriage & Divorce
Divorce Under a Civil Marriage Contract
Sexual Rights in Marriage
Intimacy during Menstruation
Pilgrimage & Udhiya
A Menstruating Pilgrim Circumambulating the Ka`bah
Performing the Pilgrimage More than Once
Collective Participation in the Sacrifice for `Id al-Adhâ
Prayer
The Witr Prayer: A Prayer with Many Forms
Prayer in the Lands of the Midnight Sun
Reciting the Qur'an Out of Sequence – Various Considerations
Women's Issues
Female Circumcision & Islam
A Woman Traveling Without a Chaperone
Free-Mixing Between Men and Women
Children & Family
The Orphan in Islamic Law
Criminal Law & Judicial Matters
Fines for Crimes & Penalties for Late Payment
Rape Does Not Go Unpunished in the Absence of 4 Witnesses
Organ Theft & Islamic Criminal Law
Dietary Law
Concerning an Automated Meat Processing Plant
Ruling Regarding Animal Rennet in Cheese
Is Non-Alcoholic Beer Permissible?
Fasting & I`tikaf
Fasting for Someone Intending Travel
Illness that Permits a Person to Break the Fast
When a New Muslim Fasts Ramadan from Sunrise to Sunset
Jurisprudence
When Weak Hadith May be Cited
Knowing Why a Verse of the Qur'an Was Revealed
Historical Development of Islamic Legal Methodology
Medical Issues
The Question of Cloning
Politics & Statecraft
Reporting Extremist Activities to a Non-Muslim Government
The Jizyah – A Tax on Non-Muslims?
Consultation and the Question of Political Oversight
Purification
Is Human Blood a Pure Substance?
Are Alcoholic Beverages Pure or Impure?
Zakah & Charity
Paying Zakah Early to Help People during a Crisis
Zakâh Must Be Paid on the Same Wealth Year After Year