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Imam Jafar al-Sadiq(as) said, in a long tradition, that Allah has enjoined faith (iman) upon the limbs of the son of Adam, and has distributed it and divided it evenly between them, and every single limb has been assigned a different portion of faith particular to it. I will divide the long hadith into smaller parts to narrate the duties of each limb. HEART The portion of faith with which the heart has been charged is to affirm, to know, to conclude a contract and willingly to admit and submit that there is no being worthy of worship but Allahسُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى, the One and Only, who has no partner, the One God, who has taken neither wife nor son, and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger(pbuh). And it is to attest to every prophet and divine scripture that Allah has sent down. This affirmation and knowledge is the duty of the heart, upon which Allah has made it incumbent, as He has said in His Book: 'Not he who is compelled while his heart is at rest on account of faith' -16:106 and 'Now surely by Allah's remembrance are the hearts set at rest' - 13:28 and 'Those who say with their mouths "we believe" , while their hearts do not believe' - 5:41 and ' Whether you make manifest what is in your hearts or hide it, Allah will call you to account for it; then He will forgive whom He pleases and chastise whom He pleases' - 2:284 So this is the affirmation and knowledge of faith that Allah has made incumbent upon the heart and that is its duty, and it is the fountainhead of faith. FACE He has made incumbent upon the face to bow down in prostration to Him in the night and in the day at prayer times, about which He has said: 'O you who believe! Bow down and prostrate yourselves and serve your Lord, and do good that you may succeed' - 22:77 This is a joint duty on the face as well as the hands and the feet, for He has said in another verse: 'And that the parts of prostration are Allah's, so call upon not anyone with Allah....' - 72:18

Salamalikum brothers and sisters, I was doing a presentation on Imam Ali a.s and I need a picture of his father Abu talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib as I cannot find it anywhere. If you have multiple as well that would be great, shukraan and may peace be upon you.

As-Salaam-Alaikum I was wondering if it is haram to get a nose job to fix my crooked nose as i got into a car accident in the past. It's making me very self conscious and anxious.

Are Muslim women forbidden to cover their faces while performing Hajj rituals? Alsalamu alaykum من تروک الإحرام : تغطية المرأة وجهها بنقاب وبرقع ونحوهما حتى المروحة والأحوط عدم التغطية بما لا يتعارف كالحشيش والطين، وبعض الوجه في حكم تمامه، نعم يجوز وضع يديها على وجهها، ولا مانع من وضعه على المخدة ونحوها للنوم. يجب ستر الرأس عليها للصلاة ونجب ستر مقدار من أطراف الوجه مقدمة، لكن إذا فرغت من الصلاة يجب رفعه عن وجهها فورا. يجوز إسدال الثوب وإرساله من رأسها إلى وجهها إلى أنفها، بل إلى نحرها للستر عن الأجنبي، والأولى الأحوط أن يسد له بوجه لا يلصق بوجهها ولو بأخذه بيدها. لا كفارة على تغطية الوجه ولا على عدم الفصل بين الثوب والوجه وإن كانت أحوط في الصورتين. [1] Mousavi Khumeini, sayyed rouhollah, Tahrir Al-wasilah, vol. 1, p. 426

Watch until 3:27 (Viewer Discretion). What is up with that? They made a face out of Allah's Arabic name? Also, a similar shape is apparent on the copy of my Qu'ran. http://img2.imagesbn.com/p/9789694320007_p0_v1_s260x420.jpg In the very top-center of the vine-pattern, the vines curl together to form a shape quite like the one in the video. Can someone explain this to me?

(bismillah) (salam) Last night, as I was reading through my new foundation label, it said that they do not test on animals. Now I've heard about products being tested on animals, but I didn't really know what kind of "testing" it was. So I went online and went on google images and searched "make up tested on animals". I was so shocked. I was speechless. I did not know that this was the kind of "testing" they did on these poor animals. If you google it, I warn you. It's not going to look good. I was sick to my stomach and it brought tears to my eyes. I thought to myself, "so these animals are suffering so we can look good." I felt ashamed of not even realizing that earlier. I never read the product labels before, but last night out of boredom, I decided to read it. What these animals go through can only be done by cruel people. People that want to make money out of animal sufferings. The way the mascaras are tested is that they get a monkey and they apply the harmful mascara on his eyelashes. Or even worse, the stuff that happens to the rabbits. I'm not going to get into details of what these disgusting people do. I decided to make this thread, to warn brothers and sisters (yes brothers too, deodorants and cologne are tested on animals as well) to always read the label on the back and find out whether this company tests on animals or not. I know for a fact that using products that are tested on animals is haram. Sisters, here are some of the makeup brands that do not test on animals. I know that the sisters in the UK don't have access to products that are tested on animals because the UK has banned animal tested products from being sold from the UK. But please read, just in case : Products that claim they DON'T test on animals : Almay Amazing Cosmetics Arbonne Aveda Avon BARE ESENTUALS bath and body works bobbi brown bonne bell burts bees Estee Lauder Flirt! got2b LUSH MAC Mary Kay Revlon Smashbox Stila Too Faced Urban Decay Victoria's Secret Here are the products that do test on animals : Cover Girl Max Factor Neutrogena Sally Hansen L'oreal Aveeno Clean and Clear Lancome Maybelline Garnier Dove Suave Pantene Most of the products that do test on animals are drug store products such as CG, L'oreal. I'm shocked that I've been using a foundation that is tested on animals; it's the Nuetrogena one. Most of the products that are not tested on animals are expensive, but you have drug-store prices brands such as Mary Kay, Wet-n-Wild, and Avon, etc. I'm personally going to switch to Bare Minerals, even though it's expensive, but you know what? If it's a good product and does not test on animals, at least I can look good without feeling guilty deep down. What surprises me the most, is that how come the USA hasn't banned this? I mean, here you have these commercials on TV showing the poor animals being hit and being treated cruely. Do these people not know that what happens to the animals that cosmetics are tested on are being treated worse? Instead of making stupid commercials about donating money to animal shelters (of course, the money is going right inside their stomachs, and no way is being used on the animals) why don't they make commercials about animal testing that will attract the viewer's attention? Inshallah this animal testing gets banned!! :(