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Can I wipe over my hijab in wudu?

It depends on your school: most say wipe part of your hair under the hijab, while Hanbalis allow wiping over a hijab wrapped under the chin.

The dua for entering the mosque is Allahumma iftah li abwaba rahmatik. Learn the Arabic, meaning, extra phrases and the dua for leaving.

The Angel of Death in Islam is Malak al-Mawt, who takes souls by Allah's command. Is his name Azrael, and how does he take the soul?

Yes, you can make wudu in the bathroom at home. It is valid next to the toilet; just say Bismillah silently or before entering and avoid splashes.

Yes, deliberate masturbation breaks your fast according to the four schools. What to do: make up the day, take a ghusl, repent; most say no kaffarah.

Yes, you can sleep in a state of janabah, but making wudu first is the sunnah. Just take ghusl in time for the next prayer, usually Fajr.

After wudu, say the shahada: Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah... It opens the eight gates of Paradise. Transliteration, meaning and extra duas.

The Kiraman Katibin are the two noble angels who record every person's good and bad deeds. What they write and why it gives hope.

No, non-Muslims are not physically najis for most scholars. Quran 9:28 means impurity of belief, so you can hug, eat with and live with non-Muslims.

No, the people of Jannah won't sleep, because sleep is the brother of death and nobody gets tired there. What the Quran and hadith say about it.

Yes, you can sleep all day while fasting and your fast stays valid, but you must still wake up for Dhuhr and Asr. How to balance rest in Ramadan.

According to hadith, people in Jannah will be around 33 years old and never age. What happens to the elderly, children and the sick in Paradise.