This is an 8th entry in the series of Things that are good to know about your Muslim friend. Make sure to read the first seven entries if you missed them, and which had to do with:
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Good to know about your Muslim friend: physical contact between genders
Physical contact between members of the opposite gender in Islam
This is a 6th entry in the series of Things that are good to know about your Muslim friend. Make sure to read the first five entries if you missed them, and which had to do with:
Good to know about your Muslim friend: dancing and music
Music and dancing in Islam
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Good to know about your Muslim friend: Purity and Impurity in Islam
This is a second entry in the series of Things that are good to know about your Muslim friend. Make sure to read the entry on celebrating Christmas and other occasions here if you missed it.
A few pointers regarding the daily/ritual prayer when one is travelling
Over the past few years, I have received quite a few questions about the correct way of applying the rules regarding the ritual daily prayers while travelling, so I thought I would write a little post to give an overview that covers most scenarios. Hopefully this will make things a lot clearer than what is found in technical legal works…
grape juice, pasteurization, and Islam
Q: Is it okay to drink grape juice in Islam?
Ethanol as ingredient in food and other products
Q: Is Ethanol najis? If a product contains ethanol and something comes in contact with it, does it need to be purified? Is it permissible to consume products that contain ethanol in their ingredients?