Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
How does the sorcerer or Jinn know what is on my mind, and what is the legal punishment for the sorcerer?
Is it true what is said, that the Qur’an will be elevated or forgotten in Paradise, except for Surat Al-Baqarah, and was this mentioned in the booklet (Characteristics of the Qur’an)?
Is there a specific supplication for students who do not learn easily, and is the supplication, "O Allah, open Your wisdom to us, and spread Your mercy upon us, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor," suitable for that?
What is the Qarīn, and can it be a source of information about a person through magic?
Is it forbidden to believe the fatwas of a sheikh who was later discovered to be a sorcerer, knowing that these fatwas did not touch upon the knowledge of the unseen?
Can the jinn delude a person into believing in the rectitude of true visions that foretell a good event before its occurrence, knowing that the jinn do not know the unseen?
Is it permissible to set a specific day for the birth of a baby using artificial induction after exceeding the expected due date?
What is the ruling on using a card that determines the gender of the fetus based on months of pregnancy in Islamic Sharia?
Did the Qur’an first descend upon the angels in Bayt al-’Izzah, after Gabriel heard it all at once from Allah, and then Gabriel descended with the verses upon the Messenger (peace be upon him) according to the events and occurrences?
What is the ruling on a ring worn on the the forefinger (finger used for testifying to God's oneness) and upon which Surat Al-Qadr is recited to know the unseen, and what is the ruling on the one who wears it?
How can I reconcile my reading of "malikayn" (with an open lam) and "malikayn" (with a broken lam) in verse 102 of Surat Al-Baqarah, and the resulting difference in meaning, and how can there be a difference in the Book of Allah the Almighty?
Is there any evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah regarding the existence of other species living in the universe outside Earth, and will the Day of Judgment be for the inhabitants of Earth only or for the entire universe, and is there one universe or multiple universes, bearing in mind that the word "universe" is not mentioned in the Holy Qur’an?
What is the ruling on one who inserts something into his anus?
Have the scholars discussed the issue of diminution mentioned in the Hadith: "Were I to give every human and jinn their requests, that would not decrease My dominion any more than a needle decreases the sea when it is dipped into it"? And what is the belief of the Salaf regarding Allah's dominion?
Is there a supplication that can be recited to help overcome the effects of the harassment the questioner experienced in her childhood, knowing that she did not inform her parents about it?
Is the use of colors in commercial marketing, such as painting a restaurant orange to stimulate appetite, considered among the permissible means, or does it fall under divination?
What is the ruling on personality types, related tests, believing in them, and propagating them?
What is the wisdom behind Allah's provision of a thousand angels to the Muslims in the Battle of Badr, despite the ability of a single angel, such as Gabriel, to defeat an entire army?
What are the names of the seven heavens?
What is the ruling on the method of healing with Ruqyah called "Ithbat al-Bayyinah" (Proof of Evidence), which relies on the principles of "energy sciences," and involves placing the hands on the knees, with the belief that the Qur'an sends its "luminous energy" to expel the "fiery energy" resulting from Jinn and magic, and signs appear on the fingers indicating the type of affliction, in addition to the constriction (tahreej) of the body?
What is the ruling on watching anime that contains matters that violate the creed, such as raising the dead, and does the ruling on watching it amount to disbelief, or is this ruling specific to one who approves of this disbelief?
Does seeking material evidence for the unseen—in order to confront Satan's whisperings—remove a person from the scope of "what they have not done or spoken about" and place them within the scope of "Indeed, the believers are those who have believed in Allah and His Messenger and then doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. Those are the truthful ones"? If so, does repentance remove one from this scope, and do Hajj and abstaining from sins have any relation to the appearance of these whisperings?
Is it considered backbiting to say what so-and-so said, or to anticipate what he will do, or to express my feelings towards him, or to interpret his words and actions, or to say bad things about him that I could confront him with?
Is it permissible to perform a good deed through shaykhs to bring hearts together, such as making a husband love his wife?