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The Ruling on 'Apostasy' - حكم المرتد The Qur'an states: لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ "There is no compulsion in religion." [Qur'an 2:256]. The Prophet said: من بدل دينه فاقتلوه "Whoever changes his religion xecute him." ["Sunan Ibn Majah", 2535 - صح...

Is Jiziyah 'الجزية' (tax) oppressive? Jiziyah is a fair and beautiful tax system. There is no need to feel ashamed or apologetic about Islam. Don’t feel so defensive and insecure. Be proud of your faith. Don’t twist the truth. Just understand it pr...

Is the punishment for drinking intoxicants 'Hadd' (حد) or 'Ta'zir' (تعزير)? The vast majority of scholars of the 4 madhabs (some claimed its a consensus (الإجماع), they believe that the punishment for drinking intoxicants is 'Hadd'. Another group o...

Types of "brotherhood" - مفهوم الأخوة في الإسلام If "brother" or "sister" is said to people of other faiths with religious connotations attached to it, i.e. that all faiths are basically the same and kufr, shirk and iman all lead to eternal salvatio...

Did the Prophet encourage Female Circumcision? - ختان الإناث No - each Hadith recommending this practice is weak (ضعيف). There is no authentic report that the Prophet COMMANDED or RECOMMENDED his own daughters, his wives or any other women to get c...

Is there a prescribed punishment [حد] for homosexuality? No. The scholars unanimously agree that homosexuality is a major sin and whoever allows it commits kufr. However: Unlike the Bible - the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah did not prescribe a puni...