Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
How can a servant come to know his destiny?
Is Allah angry with the one afflicted with touch (by jinn) and excessive whispers, and has he thereby departed from the fold of Islam?
Is it meant by "A Muslim's supplication for his brother Muslim in the unseen is answered" that the supplication is with or without being requested?
Is it permissible for a teacher to ask his students to draw a picture of Paradise, and what is required of the student in this case?
How can a Muslim know that it was his own supplication that Allah answered, and not that of another person? And is it considered desirable to ask children to supplicate and for them to do so frequently, based on their innocence?
Will Allah accept the repentance and good deeds of a person who commits a minor sin and then abandons it, but may return to it without persistence?
What is the ruling on denying the jinn's entry into the human body, and the possibility of intermarriage with them? And does that constitute apostasy that expels one from the faith, knowing that the Grand Imam Mahmoud Shaltout denies this and believes that the jinn's relationship with humans does not go beyond whispering and temptation?
Is Satan the inherent evil force within man himself, and what is the ruling on believing that?
Can the Almighty's saying be interpreted: "Say, 'Are the blind and the seeing equal? Do you not then reflect?'" as the blind representing one who does not know the Unseen, and the seeing representing one who knows the Unseen, within the context of the verse that describes the Prophet as knowing only what has been revealed to him?
Is saying "One supplication is not enough... Donate, even if it's with two supplications" a form of transgression in supplication, an intrusion into the knowledge of the unseen, and mockery?
Will I see my mother at death, and does she know about and benefit from the good deeds we do for her, and is she awaiting our reunion?
What are the spiritual sciences that do not contradict the creed and can, with Allah's permission, be a means for uncovering and realizing hidden and obscure requests?
To what extent is the husband's supplication permissible: "O Allah, by Your knowledge of the unseen, if there is no good for me in her [i.e., the wife], then relieve me of her," and is repentance and seeking forgiveness sufficient if the supplication was misguided?
What is the difference between Istikhara and Khira, and does asking shaykhs about the khira of marriage fall under the prohibition of asking soothsayers? And what is the correct interpretation of Istikhara, especially if matters become complicated after embarking upon them?
Is one who approaches a sorcerer and asks him to solve a problem, while knowing the invalidity of the sorcerer's action, considered an unbeliever?
Is the phrasing "O Allah, if You know" as it appears in the Istikhara supplication correct, and is it permissible to say "if You know" to Allah Almighty?
Is the deceased opening one or both of his eyes when he is buried or before that an indication that one of his relatives will die soon?
Is it forbidden to feel wonder at God's existence and His knowledge of the unseen and His forgetfulness, and does it lead to psychological illnesses?
What are the factors that contribute to a good ending?
What is the ruling on saying that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, loves the people of Aleppo due to their abundant prayers upon him and their continuous glorification with their hands, and is there a connection between this and knowledge of the unseen?
Is it considered disbelief to believe the sorcerer regarding the one who performed the magic?
Is the Hadith that narrates that Allah's Throne is above the two horns of an angel whose foot is in the lowest earth authentic, and what is the difference between it and the myth that the earth is above the two horns of a bull, and what is meant by the "lowest earth," and where are the remaining seven angels who carry the Throne?
How large is the area of Paradise? And is there a contradiction in determining its area?
Does the heart's speech increase and decrease, and what is the evidence for that?