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I am a university student and I cannot take off my shoes at the university every prayer time. Is it permissible for me to wipe over my shoes, knowing that my shoes cover the ankles? After wiping, is it permissible for me to take off my shoes and pray, or is it not valid to take them off after I have wiped over them?
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Is it permissible to transplant a pig heart into a human, as a pig heart has been successfully transplanted into a human?
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A person has an amount of money in the bank and has taken a loan against it, so he is unable to withdraw from it because the bank can dispose of it if he does not pay his monthly installments. Is there Zakat due on this amount?
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Is the prayer of the sick valid if they cannot face the Qibla, by praying opposite to it, according to the position of the bed in the hospital?
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One person says her vow is, if my son gets a job, I will slaughter a ram, cook it, and we will have lunch on it, me and my sisters, and I will feed the people in need from it?
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What is the ruling on the name (Neighbor of God)?
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Should we allow the Christian maid to pray in her room and play music in her room?
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I am a mother of five children and my husband does not have a stable job; sometimes he goes without work for a year and sometimes even longer. I do not have a job either, and I cannot get pregnant anymore. Is there anything I should be concerned about if I undergo a tubal ligation?
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Is it permissible to keep the Christian maid with her head uncovered in front of the men of the house, or should we require her to wear a head covering?
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