Actually the Ulama differs in their opinion reg the minimum / maximum number of days as there is no strong hadits that is clear on this issue.

Quote:

Sahabat Jabir radhiallahu anhu meriwayatkan, bahwasanya Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wa'ala alihi wasallam tinggal di Tabuk selama dua puluh hari mengqashar shalat.[12]

Sahabat Ibnu Abbas radhiallahu anhuma meriwayatkan, bahwasanya Rasulullah shallallahu alaihi wa'ala alihi wasallam tinggal di Makkah selama sembilan belas hari mengqashar shalat.[13]

Nafi' rahimahullah meriwayatkan, bahwasanya Ibnu Umar radhiallahu anhuma tinggal di Azzerbaijan selama enam bulan mengqashar shalat.[14]

Footnote :

[12]. HR. Imam Ahmad dll dengan sanad sahih.
[13] HR. Bukhari dll
[14]. Riwayat Al-Baihaqi dll dengan sanad sahih

You are a "musafir" as long as you are not "bermukim" - based on the previous hadits/atsar I shared above.

I heard a lecture before on this issue, explaining that if you are traveling (or alternatively, visiting a far away place) for an uncertain period, you can observe the privilege of musafir even if it is for 6 months (see previous hadits). However, if you are already certain to stay for a certain period (for example, studying in Singapore, working in Saudi, etc.) then the ulama have different opinions as there is no strong & clear hadits on the limit.

Unfortunately the above paragraph was from verbal lecture, cannot quote here.

Diantara doa yang pernah dibaca oleh Nabi Muhammad Shallallahu Alaihi wa Sallam:

1. Mengucapkan: “Laa ba’sa thohuurun in syaa’allooh.” ‘tidak mengapa, semoga dapat membersihkan kamu (dari dosa) insya Allah.’ (riwayat Bukhari dalam al fath: 10/118)

Kata ‘tidak mengapa’ maksudnya ialah bahwa sakit itu dapat menghapus kesalahan. Jika mendapat kesembuhan setelah sakit, maka berarti mendapatkan dua keuntungan sekaligus. Dan jika tidak, maka akan mendapatkan keuntungan berpa penghapusan dosa.

Most of the rulings are taken from An-Nisaa. One can read the early part of the surah, specially ayat 11. Find a tafseer (not just a translation) if one wants to know more details. But for the complete lessons, one needs to learn from a scholar.

I believe that the "year" means islamic year. Hence the gregorian date shifts each year. I wonder if they already factored this into the calculation.

Senang kira, but there will be a time that we have 2x 1 muharrom in 1 gregorian year. Or in other words, there will be a time that you actually have 2x "haul" in one gregorian year (twice paying zakat in one gregorian year).
Does anyone know how they take this factor into account?

that last part is very important. mostly people will just quote "Islam is a simple religion" - which makes people (over) simplify the rules.

here is what i can find:
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Pembahasan tentang hukum riba di bank tidak dijumpai dalam buku fikih klasik. Karena ketika buku itu ditulis, bank-bank konvensional seperti sekarang belum ada. Untuk memahami berbagai masalah seputar bank, kita perlu merujuk kepada penjelasan ulama kontemporer, yang sempat menjumpai praktik perbankkan.

Pertama, Hukum mengambil bunga bank
Ulama sepakat bahwa bunga bank sejatinya adalah riba. Hanya saja mereka berbeda pendapat tentang hukum mengambil bunga tabungan di bank, untuk kemudian disalurkan ke berbagai kegiatan sosial kemasyarakatan.

Pendapat pertama, bunga bank wajib ditinggal dan sama sekali tidak boleh diambil. Di antara ulama yang menguatkan pendapat ini adalah Syaikh Muhammad bin Shaleh Al-Utsaimin. Sebagaimana keterangan dalam banyak risalah beliau.

Pendapat kedua, dibolehkan mengambil bunga bank, untuk disalurkan ke kegiatan sosial kemasyarakatan. Di antara ulama yang berpendapat demikian adalah Syaikh Ibnu Jibrin, ketika ditanya tentang hukum menyalurkan bunga bank untuk para mujahid.

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also the following:

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Pendapat pertama menyatakan bahwa dana riba tersebut disalurkan untuk yang berhak menerima menurut syar’i. Demikian pendapat jumhur ulama dari Hanafiyah, Malikiyah, Syafi’iyah dan Hambali.

Pendapat kedua menyatakan bahwa dana tersebut dijaga dan tidak boleh dimanfaatkan. Pendapat ini dinisbatkan pada Imam Syafi’i.

Pendapat jumhur ulama lebih kuat. Karena harta riba bisa ada tiga kemungkinan, ditahan (dijaga), dimusnahkan atau diinfakkan. Kalau harta riba tersebut dimusnahkan, maka itu sama saja membuang-buang harta. Kalau hanya disimpan atau dijaga saja, itu juga sama saja menyia-nyiakan harta tersebut, tanpa ada guna.

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I thought so, too.

correct me if i'm wrong, but the above is not based on hadits, right?
from wikipedia:
The Fihi ma fihi (Persian: فیه مافیه‎‎; from Arabic: فیه ما فیه‎), literally means "It Is What It Is", or "In it what is in it") is a Persian prose work of the 13th century famous writer Mewlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī also known as Rumi. The book consists of 72 short discourses.

Wa'alaykumussalaam warohmatullaah
I hope you find the strength to continue your path to correct yourself.
Solat taubat, there is no special or different way. You just do 2 rakaat of prayer, when you want to do taubat. There is also no special incantation or prayer for it. I mean, there is no hadits that is sohih that tells you how to do it or what to read in and after the prayer (CMIIW, guys). The important thing is your intent to do the prayer because you want to repent.

For me, I go with the fatwa of syaikh al Utsaimin :

Syaikh Muhammad bin Sholih Al Utsaimin memaparkan pula kaedah di atas: “Sesungguhnya ibadah yang memiliki batasan waktu (awal dan akhir), apabila seseorang mengerjakan ibadah tersebut di luar waktunya tanpa ada udzur (alasan), maka ibadah tadi tidaklah bermanfaat dan tidak sah.”

Syaikh rahimahullah kemudian membawakan contoh. Misalnya shalat dan puasa. Apabila seseorang sengaja meninggalkan shalat hingga keluar waktunya, lalu jika dia bertanya, “Apakah aku wajib mengqodho’ (mengganti) shalatku?” Kami katakan, “Engkau tidak wajib mengganti (mengqodho’) shalatmu. Karena hal itu sama sekali tidak bermanfaat bagimu dan amalan tersebut akan tidak diterima.

Begitu pula apabila ada seseorang yang tidak berpuasa sehari di bulan Ramadhan (dengan sengaja, tanpa udzur, -pen), lalu dia bertanya pada kami, “Apakah aku wajib untuk mengqodho’ puasa tersebut?” Kami pun akan menjawab, “Tidak wajib bagimu untuk mengqodho’ puasamu yang sengaja engkau tinggalkan hingga keluar waktu

over-sleeping is one of the excuses that can be forgiven, hence you would need to do your prayer when you wake up.
edit:
however, if the case is because one purposefully/intentionally over-sleep so that the prayer time is skipped, then that falls in line with the previous explanation from Syaikh Al Utsaimin.

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: Jan 27 2016, 12:45 PM

According to syafii school, the dog is impure (najis) in and of itself. Of course, Malaysia claims to follow the syafii school, hence why people here don't want to even get near a dog.
Other schools may have different ruling/conclusion though. You can read further of the differences in:
https://islamqa.info/en/172600

Actually the reason was explained:

Dari Ibnu ‘Umar, Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda,
مَنِ اقْتَنَى كَلْبًا إِلاَّ كَلْبَ مَاشِيَةٍ أَوْ ضَارِى نَقَصَ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ قِيرَاطَانِ
“Barangsiapa memelihara anjing selain anjing untuk menjaga binatang ternak, maka amalannya berkurang setiap harinya sebanyak dua qiroth (satu qiroth adalah sebesar gunung uhud).” (HR.HR. Muslim: 23 Kitab Al Masaqoh).

Note that in Bukhari, the wording is similar but with addition that guest (edit: I mean guard - darn autocorrect) dogs are excluded from the above

Also, angels will not come:

Dari Abu Thalhah radhiallahu anhu dari Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam bahwa beliau bersabda:
لَا تَدْخُلُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بَيْتًا فِيهِ كَلْبٌ وَلَا صُورَةٌ
“Malaikat tidak akan memasuki rumah yang di dalamnya ada anjing dan tidak juga yang ada gambar”. (HR. Al-Bukhari no. 3075 dan Muslim no. 2106)

(angels bring/deliver Allah's blessing)

From the above two sample hadits, one can rear a dog to guard, if really necessary, but still cannot allow such dog to enter/live in one's house.

This post has been edited by abu.shofwan: Feb 2 2016, 10:35 AM

Errr... Let's not jump from one topic to another and back again, not until we're done with one anyway. Suffice it to say that there are also different views on this matters. The safest, of course is to just refrain from displaying any picture of living things.
Is it correct? Don't know for sure, but it's the one that has the least disbenefit in the after life.

My apologies also
It's actually not my place to say that, I realize now. It's just that if there are too many things being discussed at one time, one can get very confused.
See how the topic has shifted to scientific ventures, from the dawg. Didn't want to disrupt the natural flow.
Anyways, the earthly sciences are important for the current life, but the religious sciences are what counts in the after life. They are distinguished from one another.
So, for example, if someone asks why a muslim cannot eat pigs, the answer is from religious science (i.e. It is specified in the Quran). If asked why a human must not eat pig, the earthly science can have a go (biologist, or whatever).
If someone ask why why why
We need to look at the question
If they're looking for scientific proof, then they shouldn't ask a religious person

Perhaps she should be reminded that Rasulullaah (peace be upon him) received and ate a meal of lamb prepared by a jewish lady. There is a hadits on this, one just has to google it.

Basically, it is not a question of who prepared the food, but what the content of the food is. This is derived from the principle that any food is halal for you unless you know (or have strong reason to believe) that it contains haram substance.

On this logic, I myself practice eating whatever biscuits, chocolates and whatever, that has no halal certificate but was vegetarian certified.

Agreed, evven if vegetarian certified, I still check the ingredients list. Just to be sure.

if they wash the utensils, that is enough.
unless they have a dog and you suspect they use the utensils they eat with to serve their dog (can't think of why they would do that instead of use a separate utensil for the dog, though).
FYI, cleaning/purifying is different between the pig and the dog - where the dog requires 7 times cleaning with 1x using dirt/soil.