Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the ruling on entering websites that answer questions about the unseen, and foretell future matters, or reveal names and private information about those around us?
How is the Islamic religion a middle ground between rigidity and laxity?
Is it true that the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, said: “There will come a time upon my Ummah when a father will wish his son were a dog due to his disobedience”?
Are there any supplications or legitimate (Shar'i) ways to recover a gold set that a colleague denied possessing, and to make her return what she took?
Is it true that Omar ibn Al-Khattab prayed to Allah to die as a martyr and in the Prophet's Mosque? And is it permissible for a person supplicating to ask Allah to marry him to a specific girl in this world or in the Hereafter?
When was the balance erected for the devout man who sought to enter Paradise through his deeds? Did this occur in the unseen, or was it a specific revelation to the Messenger, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him? And was the balance erected, and was he judged and his affair concluded before the Hour?
Is it permissible to supplicate for seeing Paradise in a dream, and to supplicate for a specific girl to be my wife?
What are the motives and truths that call for embracing Islam and prove its authenticity in comparison to Christianity, and how can one distinguish the true religion from the false, and why do religious differences exist among people, and what is the wisdom behind God's creation of angels, devils, Paradise, and Hell, and what is the fate of followers of other religions, such as priests, and are Muslims exclusively destined for Paradise and Christians for Hell, and what are God's attributes given the existence of injustice and harm among people?
What is the ruling on establishing the Eid prayer in a rented indoor hall instead of the mosques, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah) or not?
Is frankincense the incense of angels?
Does the howling of a dog at night indicate its seeing the Angel of Death and the imminent death of someone from the neighborhood?
How do the two angels, Munkar and Nakir, question the deceased who does not speak Arabic, and in what language is he questioned? And will people of other religions – such as Christianity and Sabianism – be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for fasting, prayer, and hijab, the same as Muslims?
How will one be able to distinguish Adam, peace be upon him, on the Day of Resurrection?
What is the ruling on going to sorcerers and believing them, and is everything they say true? Does a person have a "tabi'ah" (a female jinn who follows a person) or a "qareen" (a jinn companion)? Do jinn live among us and hinder our sustenance and marriage?
What is the action that a young Egyptian man can take to benefit his country and homeland?
Is the circulated story regarding the Prophet's (peace be upon him) conversation with Salman al-Farsi about speaking with the dead before death, and the subsequent details about death, authentic or not?
What are the Prophetic narrations (Hadith) indicating the obligation of believing in the Unseen?
Is the deceased, who had bad deeds, punished in the grave immediately upon being laid in it, or for one day, or for a limited period, or how?
What is meant by the light from which the angels were created?
Why did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ask the Jews about the ruling on adultery in the Torah, despite his prior knowledge of it?
Is it permissible to describe inanimate objects and those not held accountable as "servants of Allah" on the basis that Allah is the "God of all things" just as He is the "Lord of all things"?
What is the interpretation of the recurring dream of the questioner about future events that later come to pass, and does it indicate "possession" (tasleeth) as he was told, and does seeing someone helping him in the form of a devil mean that Satan is trying to prevent him from helping people, and is it permissible to speak about such dreams?
What are the matters that nullify a servant's Islam if he falls into them?
How does a human interact with Satan, and does a human see the Satan with whom he interacts, or does he hear his words without seeing him, or does he inspire him without seeing or hearing him?