Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Is it permissible to teach people how to commit evil and sins, including magic, while advising and warning them against it, by analogy with the two angels teaching magic while advising and warning against it with their saying: "We are but a trial, so do not disbelieve"?
What is the legitimate legal formula for taking an oath, based on the the legal maxim "The burden of proof is on the claimant and the oath is on the one who denies"?
How can one get rid of feelings of fear and sadness when sensing the approach of death, given the scarcity of good deeds, abundance of sins, and the loneliness of the grave, and how can one find reassurance and have a good opinion of their Lord at such moments?
What should I do with the stolen item in my possession, now that I have learned the details of its theft from the thief himself, and have become hesitant to return it to its owner for fear of being accused or of the thief's involvement being exposed, and what sin would I incur if I do not return the trust to its owner?
What is the Islamic ruling on astrology, given that past events (such as date of birth and personality traits) have been accurately predicted through it? Should we supplicate to God to change a future event if it is good, or are these matters already decreed? And what is the interpretation of the occasional fulfillment of unseen matters, which are general predictions based on a person's date of birth in astrology?
Is God's promise of Paradise limited to those who have not wronged themselves with polytheism, such that it does not include Muslims who committed major polytheism and then repented, or apostatized and then repented?
How can the existence of angels be proven, as well as the fact that the Messenger is a prophet chosen by God, and that the Holy Quran is from God, to a person who believes in the existence of God?
What is the ruling on going to a woman who claims to know the unseen through "al-Jashfah" and burning the skin as a cure for bad luck?
Is the supplication, "There is no god but Allah, as many times as there has been and as many times as there will be, and as many times as there are moments of stillness and as many times as there are moments of movement," established [in the Sunnah], and what is its reward, and is it permissible to supplicate with it?
Does religion need a Messenger, and were it not for the Messenger, would the earth and all upon it not have been created, along with a clarification of the status of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Are a person's thoughts considered an absolute or relative unknown (ghayb), and what is the view on mind-reading (telepathy)?
How can one get rid of satanic thoughts and mental confusion that hinder devotion to worship, especially with a previous intellectual background influenced by communism and the difficulty of accepting the unseen?
Does the saying of Allah Almighty, "And they remained in their cave three hundred years and added nine," refer to what those who differed about the people of the cave said, rather than to the truth, as in His saying, "They will say there were three, their dog being the fourth, and they will say there were five, their dog being the sixth — guessing at the unseen; and they will say there were seven, their dog being the eighth. Say, 'My Lord is most knowing of their number; none knows them except a few.' So do not argue about them except with an obvious argumentation, and do not inquire about them among [the people of the Book] from anyone"?
Do jinn love humans?
Is it permissible to believe what was stated in a forum about a test that links personal preferences with symbolic interpretations and claims to fulfill a wish for whoever sends the message to a certain number of people, knowing that Allah Almighty is "the Knower of the unseen and the seen"?
Is a woman sinful if a man commits a sin, such as drinking alcohol, under the pretext of forgetting her, or does he bear the sin alone, and what is the meaning of "or if I commit evil against myself or cause it to a Muslim," and does causing evil to a Muslim apply to a woman in this case?
What is the wisdom behind Muslims turning towards the Kaaba in their prayers, even though they do not worship it?
What are the causes of suffering from symptoms such as physical tension, choking, nocturnal vomiting, heart palpitations, seeing darkness in dreams, premature graying of hair, recurrent abdominal and stomach pains, and a feeling of severe distress, especially after the marriage of a close sister? Do these symptoms indicate "possession" that affects marriage despite adherence to the Qur'an?
Is caring for one's elderly mother-in-law at home, even though her children are well-off, considered part of honoring one's parents, and will one be rewarded for it like the reward for honoring one's parents?
What is the ruling on stories circulating in forums that narrate seeing angels or their protection of a person, or stories about the grave, such as it burning with fire, or a funeral that refuses to enter the mosque for prayer, knowing that we do not know the extent of their veracity?
What is the meaning of a deceased's body not decomposing fifteen years after their death, and is it permissible to bury a new deceased next to an old one in the same grave?
What is the interpretation of the body of a young singer and actor retaining its full features years after his death, with white sand found beneath it?
Are the supplications "O Allah, make the exam questions from what I have studied" and "O Allah, show me in a dream a vision from You, not from Satan, in which You teach me the questions that will come in the exam" considered an transgression in supplication or a request for knowledge of the unseen?
Is it permissible to seek the help of jinn and to treat oneself with the Qur’an by drinking it, hanging it, and washing with it, in the case of being afflicted by sorcery?