Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the ruling on severe obsessive whispering (waswasah) that leads to spending a long time in ablution (wudu') and prayer, and sometimes missing the prayer time? And is the prayer of one who faces difficulty in pronunciation, takbir, and recitation due to this waswasah accepted? And will one who abandons prayer due to waswasah be held accountable like others?
Is there an authentic Prophetic hadith stating that the speech of the deceased in a dream is true?
Is there a relationship between jurisprudential maxims (al-Qawa'id al-Fiqhiyyah) and matters of creed ('Aqidah), and is it permissible to apply jurisprudential maxims to matters of creed, as some muftis do?
Is it permissible to supplicate with the following formula: "O Allah, bestowYour prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, by the number of particles of water, air, and rain; by the number of particles of sand, rock, and stone; by the number of breaths and heartbeats of living beings and humans; by the number of good deeds of Abu Bakr, Uthman, Ali, and Umar; by the number of leaves, flowers, and fruits of plants and trees; by the number of living beings, jinn, angels, and plants of the earth, heavens, and sea; by the number of rays of the sun, stars, planets, lamps, and the moon"?
If a woman performs ghusl, do the angels see her?
Did Allah create the universe to demonstrate His Most Beautiful Names, such as His creation of the powerful to prove His name "The All-Mighty" (Al-Aziz), the sick to prove His name "The Healer" (Ash-Shafi), the sinner to prove His name "The Accepter of Repentance, The Forgiver" (At-Tawwab, Al-Ghafur), and similarly in all states of the universe, whether ease or hardship?
Do the deceased, among their relatives, feel it when the living experience distress or hardship?
Does the deceased wife feel her husband's suffering due to his desire to remarry, and was what the wife's aunt saw in a dream a true vision or a self-revelation?
How can the existence of Paradise be inferred without recourse to the Holy Qur'an?
What is the ruling on the widespread circulation among the public of a message claiming that the moon will revolve around the Kaaba and the sky will turn a marine color at a specific time, and that this is a moment for prayers to be answered that occurs once every 100,000 years?
What are the supplications you recommend for dealing with a harmful neighbor who does not stop hurting us, knowing that she is afflicted with calamities because of people's prayers against her, and we do not want to pray against her or be held accountable with her on the Day of Resurrection?
What is the ruling on reading coffee cups, predicting the future, horoscopes, and fortune-telling, and going to those who practice these things, knowing that some of their predictions may come true with accuracy, and how can that be explained?
Does Satan flee a long distance when he hears the neighing of horses, especially in Jihad for the sake of Allah?
How do we reconcile the hearing of the torment of the grave by animals (excluding humans and jinn) with our observation of birds living and chirping in the graves of disbelievers in Europe without fear or flight?
Do the souls of the dead communicate with the living in a wakeful state, and is what a person claims—that the soul of his female relative comes to him at night, speaks to him, and tries to have sexual intercourse with him—true?
ما هي الروح في اللغة والقرآن الكريم، وكم مرة ذكرت في القرآن الكريم؟
What is the status of Ahmed Shawqi's poem "Reem 'ala al-Qaa'" and does it contain any Sharia violations?
What is the ruling on using the saying: "No one prays but that forgiveness is prolonged," which you believe is from the sayings of Christians or infidels, and that it contradicts the fact that prayer is obligatory and not for seeking recompense?
What is the ruling on saying: "So-and-so, the deceased (al-marḥūm)," and "May Allah envelop him in His mercy (taghammadahu Allah bi-raḥmatihi)," and "He has moved on to Allah's mercy (intaqala ila raḥmatillah)"?
Do jinn die, and is it true that they live for thousands and tens of thousands of years?
Can you mention some daily litanies (awrad) and remembrances (adhkar) for me?
What is the ruling on the group that claims the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, knew the unseen, re-prays behind the imams of the Two Holy Mosques, seeks intercession through the dwellers of graves, and declares as disbelievers those who do not belong to the four imams?
Is it permissible for an unmarried woman to pray Istikharah concerning marriage, before anyone proposes to her?
What is the expiation for acquaintanceship and love before marriage, while adhering to the Sharia's guidelines? And does that affect success in marriage?