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What's the ruling on food with cochineal dyes? I understand it goes through a process to become the dye, where the insect at the end of that process isn't the insect anymore but a…

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Aqiqah obligation for a new revert

What's the minimum number of persons required to form jama'ah for Jumu'ah, following the Hanbali madhhab?

There's a trend of Islamic influencers trying 0% beer online, mainly a well-known brand's alcohol-free variant. What is the ruling on this?

Is it okay to put the name of Allah, the Basmalah, in Arabic, transliteration, or translation on an invitation or BBQ tickets?

When making wudu in the bathroom, do you say Bismillah aloud or in your heart? When stepping out of the toilet into the bathroom in an all-in-one washroom without separation, when…

So can we not follow in a salah led by a Shia imam? Can a non-Shia pray behind a Shia jamaat?

Can I pray in a Shia masjid, not in jamaat — just pray my salah separately and leave? They have the Hasma (Hand of Maryam) hung up at the front near the mimbar.

Is it permissible to eat from a non-Muslim family when they buy halal meat but cook it in the same pot they normally cook in?

Is it permissible to make wudu at the sink in the washroom, given that the toilet and bath tub are all in one without any separation?

Bathing naked in a private, closed room