agreed.
the principle is that food is halal until you know it is haram (translated: "hukum asal makanan adalah halal sehingga ada yang membuatnya haram"). certification is just to help us know that they are certified halal.
if like that, i think she needs halal certificate to cook for herself. otherwise, it's hypocritical attitude.
but anyway, it's her loss. she decided to make her life more difficult when Islam is trying to make it easier.

My post was based on this :
https://islamqa.info/en/20843
Which supports the idea that cleaning/purification after touching the pig is different than the dog, in that for pigs you need only wash one time.

i agree with the others, haziqk10 should be directing his questions to more knowledgeable people. we here are in the stage of trying to learn more of Islam and its rules/regulations - not at the level of knowing everything to explain things to you. if you were to ask us fundamental questions, being the unknowing people that we are, we would take to answer the questions with emotions rather than religious science.
however, there is a reason that it's called faith - you take it because you believe it. when the first words from God were given to our Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), the first people that took up the religion did it because they believed, not because they knew the why, what, when, and who...
without first attaining belief, one will never see how and why the pieces fall together in place and hence cannot ever find peace since the answers to all your ultimate questions can only be found with absolute certainty in the afterlife. whatever answer, or perceived answer, we find in this life can always be challenged, swayed to change.
in the Quran, there is a verse saying "we hear and we obey" - when the word of God is given, that is what we do. you do not question God why He says/does this and that - not only that you cannot hear the answer, but who are we to question Him?
unlike a human judge, which we can challenge (well, not when you are in said judge's court), God cannot be challenged - ever.
i also implore haziqk10, and others like him wanting to learn of Islam: start from the foundations. learn what the syahada means, not just what it translates to in english or malay, or chinese, or any other language. from there, learn the rest of fundamentals of (rukun) islam and iman. this was how Islam was taught - from the foundation. the arabs were not taught that khamr and khinzir are haraam, or that the punishment of zina is being stoned, and so on. they were asked to renounce their idols and believe in one God.
if you still cannot see the truth, than we feel sorry for you from our sincere hearts - not only in the same way that Christians feel sorry that others do not see their truth - but also because we know that Hidayah comes from the hand of Allah.

Ustaz are not necessarily ulama
What you need is to discuss with a learned scholar.

If you don't mind me asking, what is it about slavery that you want us to see/learn from the two sources?
In one of your previous posts you said slavery is one of the flaw in Islam that you found.

"Im just gonna tell 1 of many other things that I found the flaw is. If you have time, please read more regarding the prophet and sexual slavery."

Your questions seem like more on the details or the exact history. I have not yet, in my short and ignorant life, read the texts that accounts exactly what happened - I mean in relation to your questions. Would need to do some serious studying to know the answers for sure.
But for me, it is sufficient to know is that the law for slavery still exist in Islam - it was not redacted. When there are slaves, you are allowed to buy and sell them. This is evident in how Abu Bakr bought Bilal to set him free and other slaves as well (instead of say, battling the owner to free them).
As for "must enslave to have sex" - not sure what you mean. You can have legitimate intercourse with your wife/wives. And although it is legally permitted to have sex with your slave, there are bounderies on how one ahould treat one's slave (some explanation can be found here:http://almanhaj.or.id/content/3062/slash/0/sikap-islam-terhadap-perbudakan/)

True, there is no obligation for a master to have sex with his slave, just that it is allowed. One can always refrain and be sufficient with one's wife or wives (after all, a man is allowed to have up to 4 wives at the same time)...

errr... you might have made a typo there

MW says: Secular --> of or relating to the worldly or temporal
Oxford says: Secular --> Not connected with religious or spiritual matters

perhaps you meant the opposite of secular?

anyway, carry on guys... me no have much knowledge and cannot actively participate in this topic

ok
so here's a light topic that should be able to be discussed without heated debate

where do you guys buy Islamic books?

Sooooo
Anyone care to share where they go to buy Islamic books?

Thank you for replying...
Books are good for those times that you're at home and want to study Islam. It's not like you can be with an ustaz all the time (well, maybe you can, but not me, hehehe)

In studying (or reading, actually) about Islam, I find that I am most interested in texts on tafseer or explanation of hadeeth. I am always intrigued on why an ayah uses this word or that, or how a certain action (or words) of the prophet was understood to be by the companions.
Can anyone recommend me a book, or two, that would be a good start?
Why I want to stick with physical books is because you can better ensure their authenticity as compared with soft copy or online versions.
Sometimes I find differences on online/soft copies I have with my friend's references. And we often have fun (so to speak) trying to find what is the correct version.
(since I don't speak not understand Arabic, I am talking about translations - mind you)

just back from jamaah...
it occurred to me that most of us probably experienced having already completed whatever surah you yourself read, but the Imam still stands for looong. or in other position, like the tahyat or any other position, where you have already completed whatever it is you're supposed to read but the Imam still stays in such a position for a long time.
what are we supposed to do in such a condition?
if i do nothing, my mind often wanders off. and it's not like we can play with our handphone while waiting, too.
some dalil would be much, much, appreciated in this regard.

Thanks. The biggest issue for me is when I've finished reciting my surah and waiting for the call to do ruku.
See, I'm no hafidz, I know only the short surahs. During Dhuhur n Asr the imam might have read Al-Baqarah from start to finish, for all I know. It's easy to wait it out during Fajr, Maghrib n Isya prayers, since we hear the imam recite out loud. I can even find not in listening to the recitation.
We've all been there, I'm sure.

Edit
*find joy (not "find not" - thanks SwiftKey)

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: Feb 18 2016, 03:12 PM

as for praying for non muslim after their death, try to dig up the story of how our Prophet Muhammad PBUH wanted to pray for his uncle to be forgiven by Allah (but was later addressed by Allah by in QS 9:113). or the story of how Ibraheem Alayhissalaam prayed for his father (QS 9:114), which was only because he once promised to do so. the main idea of these two verses is that it is not allowed.

To add to that, the principle in Islam is that the Quran is the word of God. Only God can change the content.

He allowed changes made by Himself only. It's like, it's your book when you studied in university, you have the absolute prerogative to write the content and amend it. Not allowing anyone else to write or change is content is also your prerogative.

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: Feb 18 2016, 06:43 PM

No. The communication route ended when our prophet Muhammad PBUH passed away.

bro, i guess what you're trying to say is not change the quran and hadits, but the details of explanation, interpretation and so on.

i recently helped a friend write some internal (his) company rules regulation. in it, he wrote something like: "whatever is not described herein shall be deliberated in XXXXXX so long as it does not oppose or contradict this (main) document" (XXXXXX was another document yet to be issued, like a policy&procedure document). I later helped to review the P&P document, too, just to make sure it's in line with the main document.

i guess this example is somewhat similar to what the ulama is doing when they issue fatwa.

It is permissible to engage in coitus interruptus if a person does not want a child, and it is also permissible to use a condom, but that is subject to the condition that the wife gives her permission for that, because she has the right to full enjoyment and also to have a child. The evidence for that is the hadeeth of Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: We used to engage in coitus interruptus at the time of the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him). News of that reached the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and he did not forbid us to do that. Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 250; Muslim, 160

Although that is permitted, it is nevertheless makrooh and intensely disliked. Muslim (1442) narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was asked about coitus interruptus and he said: “That is the secret burying alive of infants.” This indicates that it is strongly disliked.

Source :
https://islamqa.info/en/12529