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Can a Muslim baby have donor breast milk?

Can a Muslim baby have donor breast milk? Scholars differ over milk kinship and milk banks; many allow it in NICU necessity.

The obligatory parts of wudu are washing the face, arms to the elbows, wiping the head and washing the feet, plus what each school adds.

Yes, Muslims can become firefighters, and saving lives is a great deed. How the beard and mask seal, hijab and prayer on shift work.

If you eat by mistake while fasting, your fast is still valid. Stop, spit it out and carry on. The hadith, the Maliki view and mistakes about timing.

To make wudu, intend it, say Bismillah, wash hands, mouth, nose, face and arms, wipe head and ears, then wash your feet. A simple step-by-step guide.

Should you send your kids to an Islamic school? It depends: compare identity, cost, quality and a public school plus weekend madrasa.

No, Muslims believe Muhammad is the last prophet, the seal of the prophets. Learn what this means and how Jesus' return fits in.

Semen is najis in the Hanafi and Maliki schools but pure for Shafi'is and Hanbalis. Either way, wash it off, and ejaculation still requires ghusl.

If urine touches your clothes, wash that spot with water before you pray. A normal washing machine cycle works, and doubt doesn't make it impure.

You can pray at the gym in any clean, quiet spot: the stretching area, an empty studio or outside. Cover properly; sweat doesn't break purity.

Qasr prayer means shortening 4-rakat prayers to 2 when traveling. The distance by school (about 80-89 km vs Hanafi ~77-78 km) and how to pray it.

It depends: cuts, nosebleeds and blood tests don't break your fast, but periods do. Cupping and blood donation views across the four schools.