Beliefs
Beliefs, or aqidah, is the topic for questions about what Muslims hold to be true rather than what they do. Readers arrive with doubts they cannot voice elsewhere, and with questions about destiny and the unseen. The pages below cover the oneness of God, the pillars of faith, divine decree, angels and the unseen, and doubts and questions. Every answer here is a sourced summary of a fatwa published on Ftawy, with the full ruling one tap away. Start with the pillars of faith if you are unsure where your question belongs.
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Is the Hadith "The best of God's servants on the Day of Resurrection are those who praise Him" authentic?
What are the best faith-based tips (Qiyam al-Layl, reading Surat al-Baqarah, best Dhikr) that can help my sister suffering from metastatic breast cancer, taking into account her struggle with the effect of the "evil eye"?
What are the conditions that must be met for a deed to be righteous?
Is it true that God does not think, and that His decree is without thought?
Is the method mentioned for treating someone afflicted by the evil eye, which is practiced in Morocco, namely, using a cup of water, matchsticks, and reciting Al-Fatiha, considered to be in any way part of Islam?
Has Surat An-Nisa, Ayah 69, sanctioned the Sufi people?
Is it permissible to rejoice at the martyrdom of someone at the hands of disbelievers, considering it a good thing for him, or does this nullify one's Islam?
Are the pillars of Tawhid al-Rububiyyah (Oneness of Lordship) creation, dominion, sovereignty deserving of worship, administration, destiny, judgment, legislation, and the oneness of the essence? And does anyone who worships other than Allah believe in attributing the characteristics of Rububiyyah to them? And what are the differences between Rububiyyah and the Names and Attributes? And is singling out Allah in creation common to both of them? And is Shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the Essence considered Shirk in Rububiyyah? And is Tawhid al-Rububiyyah about singling out Allah in the actions and characteristics of the Lord, without the active or essential attributes? And is Shirk in Rububiyyah limited to attributing its characteristics to other than Allah, with His permission or without His permission? And what is the criterion for Shirk in a single characteristic of Rububiyyah?
Is every sorcerer considered a disbeliever?
Is the feeling of not grieving due to intrusive thoughts and doubt in Islam, while maintaining prayer, considered disbelief, and how can a Muslim know the state of their faith?
What are the limits of permissible superpowers in fictional stories?
If a person suffering from obsessive doubts (al-waswas) falls into sin, is it considered that he has acted upon what was in his mind, such as insulting the Messenger (peace be upon him)? And is his action considered an act of disbelief (kufr) that necessitates killing? And does suicide erase sin and make repentance acceptable?
Is the saying: "May the graces of Him whom nothing incapacitates one day incline towards our dispersed gathering and unite it" considered a supplication by way of God's attributes, which is shirk and impermissible?
Does joy and love for the spread of sins and disbelief, and a person's desire for them to occur and proliferate, constitute disbelief (kufr), and when is it so and when is it not?
Must I correct myself to the person I was speaking with if I uttered a statement of disbelief in front of him—such as swearing by other than Allah unintentionally—or is it sufficient to retract it in my heart?
What is the evidence that Allah Almighty spoke to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?
What is the basis for Ibn Taymiyyah's division of Tawhid into Rububiyyah (Lordship), Uluhiyyah (Divinity), and Asma wa Sifat (Names and Attributes), and how is pure Tawhid for Allah achieved?
How can one get rid of the hesitation related to not completely disbelieving soothsayers, a hesitation that arises from the apparent truthfulness of some of their statements due to jinn and devils supplying them with information, knowing that believing them—even conjecturally—is considered disbelief or a grave sin?
Is grumbling about one's fate, even if not fully conscious, considered an act of disbelief (kufr)? And what are the consequences of such an act?
What is the difference between the belief system of the Salaf and the Maturidiyyah, and do Maturidis enter Paradise?
What is the punishment for watching dubbed series, and do they delay marriage?
What is the ruling on declaring as disbelievers sects that the scholars have deemed disbelieving, such as the Qadianis and the Baha’is? Does this declaration of disbelief include both their common followers and their scholars, or is there a detailed explanation regarding this?
Is it possible for Allah to recite the Quran to us in Paradise, specifically Surat Ar-Rahman?
Does the Quran's use of "We" in its verses refer to Jesus, as non-believers claim?