in islam one HADITH says: marriage is half the religion.Again onother HADITH says: cleanliness is half the religion.So if i marry and take agood shower wont that be 1/2+1/2=FULL RELIGION? no need for prayers,fasting and other good deeds?this is a good shortcut!
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It's only a metaphore, half the religion is not lteral but means, that u r a better muslim and closer u to faith, f u got married and was clean all the time.
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i am Muslim. and in Islam if anybody has a baby without being married is called 'adultery' and all his or her family will be angry with him and the other family will not let their daughters to get married from him so the solution is tell his family( i now they will be angry)and married her
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I am Muslim, and I think you should re-post your Question in the "Religion and Spirituality" section under Society and Culture. You can also post it agian in the Travel Section underneath the country where you man is from. \n\nI am not married, but my friend is married to an Arab man and she is very, very VERY happy. He seems to be a very nice and loving man. \n\nIf your man is Muslim, then that makes a BIG difference. When you re-post your question, specify what religion he is..If he is a Muslim, then he will probably want you to convert to Islam, but you should only do that if you truly believe in Islam--dont covert for him, only convert for God.\n\nYou probably will No longer be able to cook with or eat Pork. Muslims and Arabs DO NOT eat pork, and we consider Pork to be filthy, nasty, and gross. Do not bring bacon, ham, and or anything made with pork into the home--that is a big No-No. YOU should also STOP eating it--as he may not want to kiss you or be intimate with somebody who eats pork. (I know I wont).\n\nHe will probably want you to not allow smoking or drinking in the home--those things are forbidden and considered a form of disrespect. \n\nI dont mean to sound stereotypical, but I've heard that Arab men are possesive. He probably will try to limit the time you spend with other people--but if he tries that--stand up for yourself. Dont be rude or be mean, but make it clear that you will do the things you enjoy--without him sometimes.\n\nI must tell you this: you must ask him if he wants more than 1 wife. I'm serious. I'm Islam, a man who is financially able, is able to have up to 4 wives. Even though polygamy is banned in America--many, many Arab men have 2 wives. I know this for a fact. In the mosque, I've personally known people who had more than 1 wife...So, before you marry him--ask him about this. You have the right to have a "Marriage Contract" which states all of these things--whether or not you will allow more than 1 wife. If you do not want him to marry another woman--say 10 years from now--you can say NO, but you must tell him this BEFORE you get married. \n\nYou should also bring up the issue of what will happen in case of divorce. Most Arabs, I think, believe that the Man--not the woman--should get custody of children after a divorce. So, make it clear how you would raise your children--if he is Muslim, the children are required to be raised as Muslims. \n\nBefore you marry him--this is what you should do: Tell him to take you back to his home country for a visit..Meet his family and see how they make you feel. They might be cold toward you because you are not Arab/Non Muslim--but see if you can form some kind of a courteous  relationship. If the women are cold to you--dont get too upset. Arab women are very cold. I'm a Muslim but I'm not Arab--and Arab women dont even speak to me when I say hello. It gets on my nerves that they act so cold--but you cant live your life worrying about them--just be polite, be happy, and move on..After all, these will be your children's relatives. See how it goes. \n\nGood Luck
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The guy should not be shoving the religion down your throat.  It is up to you to convert when and if you ever are ready. It's not a requirement because Muslim men are able to marry women of the book (ie, Christian, Jew, etc), but if you want to have children in the future, it will become an issue because Muslims who marry outside the religion want their children to be raised Muslim.  I will tell you that being married to a Muslim is difficult, just as it may be with any man of any race or religion, but there are so many more rules and a lot of jealousy and insecurity for no apparent reason.  Best of luck to you. :)
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I am a Christian and my hubby and I got married in a courthouse. I wasn't pregnant or anything, we just decided it was time to get married. It had no effect on my relationship with God, and in fact parts of the Bible were said at our ceremony. It was blessed by God and I truly believe that.
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Has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam.\nIt is a culture in Africa.\nMasais are not Muslims and they do their women.\nSome tribal people in Tanzania and Kenya who are not Muslims do their women too.\nSomalis have been doing this for centuries, so have Sudanese.\nIt is purely a Tribal and cultural thing.\nIndian, Pakistanis, Indonesians, Arabs, West Africans, Malays etc do not do this.
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Glad to answer you,\nI am a Muslim girl, i have many friends from boys as i have from girls. \n\nI would like to ensure that There is no mention of Honor killing in the Qur'an or Hadiths. Honor killing, in Islamic definitions, refers specifically to extra-legal punishment by the family against the woman, and is forbidden by the Sharia (Islamic law). \nReligious authorities disagree with extra punishments such as honor killing and prohibit it, so the practice of it is a cultural issue. \nBut SOME Muslim men use Islam to justify honor killing even though there is no support for honor killing in Islam.\n Please Check the following site to know more about it:\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honor_killing#In_countries_with_Islamic_law\n\n I hope you understood the difference between the Islam and SOME of the Muslims actions.
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I belong to the Church of Christ.  So there really is no "religion" other than we are just Christan.  Interracial marriages are not frowned upon at all...we even have some members who's spouses are non believers..they are always welcomed if they chose to come to a function, and they are always pleasant.
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From a Muslim Women, Islam means submission to Allah.  It is a peaceful religion.  The five pillars of Islam are:\n\n1) To fast. Because in Islam, fasting deals with more than not eating food. It's supposed to cleanse our heart, and allow us to focus on God. We are supposed to abstain from many other things than just food (i.e...derogatory music/movies, cussing..things of that nature). It also give us a truer sense of how impoverished people feel. You don't really get a true sense of their hunger by cutting down on food, but by abstaining from food from dawn to dusk. Also, fasting in Islam is to teach us self-control. After we break our fast, we should not gorge down on food, but remember why we fast in the first place. Fasting also allows us to feed our hungry fellow Muslims. At the Mosque, someone usually prepares Iftar, which is food for breaking the fast and we believe that person receives many blessings because they are feeding the hungry. See, there are many reasons we fast in Ramadhan.\n\n2)To Make Hajj\n\n3)To give Zakat. Zakat is charity to the poor.  Islam prescribes a system of Zakaat (obligatory annual charity). If every rich person in the world gave Zakaat sincerely, poverty will be eradicated from this world. Not a single human being would die of hunger. Furthermore, Quran encourages rich people in several places. to spend their wealth on poor peoples other than the compulsory 2.5 % amount E.g. 2:254 , 8:3-4 , 3:92 , 9:99 , 2:3, 2:195, 4:39, 13:22, 14:31, 22:35, 28:54 2:43, 2:83, 2:110, 2:177, 2:262-265, 2:267, 2:270-274, 2:277, 3:92, 3:134, 4:39, 5:12, 5:55, 9:5, 9:18, 9:60, 9:71, 9:121, 21:73, 22:41, 22:78, 24:37, 27:3, 30:38-39, 31:4, 36:47, 41:7, 47:36-38, 51:19, 52:40, 57:7, 57:10-12, 63:10, 64:16-17, 73:20, 76:8, 92:18, 98:5, 107:7\n“And establish the Prayer and pay the Due-alms and bow with those who bow“\n(Quran 2:43)\n" The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarers; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is knower, Wise." \n(The Holy Qur'an 9:60).\n^ Taken from Taimur's answer. I emailed him telling him so:)\n\n4) To Pray 5 Times a Day.\n\n5) To say Shahada which is "There is no God but Allah and Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be upon him) is his Messenger."\n\nAlso Muslim women should wear the Hijab.  The Hijab is not a sign of oppression for women. It also does not symbolize weakness. The Hijab represents our faith. It represents our strength. We don't conform to what society wants us to do. Imagine the number of stares Muslim women get and they still wear it. Muslim women are aware of the negative connotation surrounding the Hijab but they understand the meaning behind it and still wear it. It takes a strong women to do that. Also, the Hijab puts Muslim women on a pedastal. The Quran tells Men to lower their gaze. It allows Men to focus on our faith, our personality, and who we are rather than our beauty or lack thereof. It prevents us from sexual desires with people we do not know. It is like women are precius gems that should not be touched. I am a Muslim woman and I thank Allah that I am.\n\nAnd here are some verses from the Quran that forbids anger and preaches patience:\n125. Invite (all) to the Way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious: for thy Lord knoweth best, who have strayed from His Path, and who receive guidance.\n126. And if ye do catch them out, catch them out no worse than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, that is indeed the best (course) for those who are patient.\n127. And do thou be patient, for thy patience is but from Allah. nor grieve over them: and distress not thyself because of their plots.\n128. For Allah is with those who restrain themselves, and those who do good.
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You people are soo naive!!! First of all the Islamic religion does NOT AGREE nor ACCEPT child molestation!!! \n\nUnderstanding this issue of the Prophet's marriages is that we judge a 7th century style of life with a 21st century criterion. The way he married a 9-year-old girl was not out of the norms of both time and place, specially when you know that the girls of this region – desert - till now reach their puberty in an early time - nine and ten years old. \n\nIt is important to know that girls during the Biblical and Islamic days used to be married off at young ages when they either had their first periods, or their breasts start showing off.  In other words, when they turn into "women", then they get married off.  It was quite different for men on the other hand, because physical power and the ability of living an independent life had always been and will always be a mandatory requirement for men to have in life.  So men waited much longer than women in terms of getting married.  The guy had to develop both his body and mind before he was ready for marriage.  \n\nThat is why you see girls as young as 9 or 10 were married to men as old as 30 or even older.  The culture back then and in many third world countries today (NON-MUSLIM ONES TOO) is quite different than what you live in today.\n\nProphet Muhammad's marriage with Aisha was 100% legal and acceptable by all laws and Divine Religions!\n\nSo to call Prophet Muhammad a pedophile for marrying a girl that was OFFERED TO HIM by her parents and was accepted by all of the people back then including the enemies of Islam, the pagans, is quite absurd.
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If you are religious, it is wrong to have sex before you are married.  It is a sin, it's called fornication.
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It's certainly not a sin.  I don't recall that being in the commandments.  Then again, I don't recall there being a commandment about "thou shalt not being a homosexual" or "thou shalt not be a muslim", but apparently those are sins.  It sure seems pretty tricky to me.  Choose wisely :)
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The sacred union of marriage is between a man and a woman.  That is how it is supposed to be.  It is completely unnatural for two people of the same sex to get married.  I will never view a homosexual "marriage" as a real marriage.  It is a total insult to me and all of the other people out there  who are in a true and natural marriage!  How dare two people who have chosen to ignore God's Word and engage in a totally unnatural relationship compare their relationship to the relationship that I have with my husband by getting "married" ?  PLEASE!!!
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Brother ! Muslims can have second wife without the permission of first wife if this clause is not mentioned in marital agreement (Nikah Nama). If the wife puts this clause in Nikah Nama that husband cant marry the second without her permission then taking permission is compulsory .. \nFor example most of the Muslims dont know that a woman can also give divorce (talaq) in Islam (as men) if she mentions it in Nikah Nama ...\ni would agree to an answer above that one cant do justice with 4 wives ..thats what Quran says ...\n"marry of the women, who seem good to you, two or three or four; and if ye fear that ye cannot do justice (to so many) then marry one (only)"\n[AlQuran 4:3]
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Marriage is honorable in all and the bed undefiled. No one outside of a marriage has the right to regulate/dictate what husband and wife do together in their marriage bed. And besides we who have a relationship with God know he is well able to let us know if a thing is wrong. Aside from that what a husband and wife do is not open for public debate. It is sacred....... and beautiful
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This is so not true, No Muslim woman is ever asked to wash herself infront of other women, this totally forbidden ( haram ) you just need to do it by yourself to get purified and be able to wash yourself for prayers ( alwodo' ) like you will need to do it later after your period or after having sex with your husband.\n\nhope this was of help
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I'm a Christian, but I'd be that Christianity declares that about 90% of sex is sinful.  I can't see how it was a sin to sleep with my wife a few months before we were going to get married anyway...Sex is not a dirty little act that should be shunned by everyone...but the church thinks so.