Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the ruling on widely circulated supplications such as: "O Allah, I have entrusted my affairs to You, for You are my best Disposer of affairs. So manage my affairs, for I am not good at management," and "O Allah, make my mother and father among those to whom the Fire says: 'Pass through, for your light has extinguished my fire,' and to whom Paradise says: 'Come forth, for I have longed for you before I saw you'," and the saying "I entrust you to Allah, with Whom deposits are not lost," for the protection of children? And what is the appropriate time to say "Allah suffices for us; Allah will give us of His bounty, and to Allah do we eagerly turn"? Is it permissible to adopt "You do not know; perhaps Allah may bring about after that a new matter" as a constant supplication, recited a specific number of times or at a specific time? And which is better in supplication: to say "and cause me to die upon faith" or "and cause me to die upon Islam" in the supplication "O Allah, make me live upon Islam, and cause me to die upon faith, and do not take me except when You are pleased with me"?
Can jinn or devils harm human beings, possess them, and enter their bodies, and can they know what goes on in their minds without it being uttered, and what is the Shar'i evidence for that?
Is it permissible to read fictional novels about human creation or evolution?
What is the difference between the soul (ruh), the self/psyche (nafs), and the body (jasad)? Do other creatures have souls? And does their ruling differ from the ruling concerning the human soul?
Is it permissible to respond with "Paradise welcomes you" to someone who says "Marḥaban" (welcome), and is this phrase correct?
Is "istikharah" (guidance-seeking prayer) prescribed in the Quran or not, and how is it performed? And if it is not, then how does one know the answer regarding a certain matter after performing the "istikharah" prayer without reaching any conclusion?
Is it permissible to visit, eat, and drink at the home of an illiterate woman who claims to treat people and solve their problems with "the Qur'an," knowing that she considers this "a provision from Allah" and that relatives have tried to advise her without success, and that the question stems from the fear of displeasing Allah by severing ties of kinship?
Is it true that it will be Umar ibn al-Khattab in the grave who will ask the two angels: "Who is your Lord and what is your religion?"
Is it permissible to celebrate the birth of the Prophet and to praise and extol him without exaggeration, and how should he be praised, and what is the explanation of the hadith: "Do not exaggerate in praising me as the Christians exaggerated in praising Isa the son of Maryam"?
How do good deeds reach the dead, do they feel them, and is there a reward for the inquirer in this?
Must I fast what I vowed to the woman who claimed she would break the spell, and if so, for how long must I fast? And what is the solution if I am bewitched while my family is not convinced of the matter?
Who is the Companion whom the jinn abducted and with whom he remained for seven years? And how did he disappear from sight, seeing as he is human? And what did he say upon his return regarding that world? And how did he manage to escape from them?
What must a father do to atone for his sin regarding what he did to his paternal aunt, and is the aunt held accountable for her actions and her invoking against her son, and to what extent is her sin in that?
What are the convincing answers to questions concerning the necessity of understanding the wisdom behind religious obligations, worship between fear and love, the creation of man, the application of religion in the modern era, and the fluctuations of faith, which occupy the mind of a newly committed girl who faces difficulty in obtaining satisfactory answers?
What is your advice to a person overwhelmed by debts and worries who admits to shortcomings in repentance?
How sound is the belief in what is called "the Tenth Planet" or "the Planet of Torment," which was expected to approach on 15/5/2003 and cause destruction, and was it mentioned in Surat At-Tariq of the Holy Quran?
Which Surahs is it recommended for disbelievers in general, and the People of the Book in particular, to recite when invited to Islam?
What is the meaning of Adam's saying to Eve when his soul was taken: "Get away from me, for I was only afflicted by you"?
What is the ruling on listening to a channel belonging to the Ahmadiyya sect, which adopts views that contradict Islamic عقيدة (creed), such as the death of the Messiah, the non-ascension of Jesus, and the claim of the non-existence of jinn, and what is the way to close these gaps and prevent their fitnah (temptation/strife)?
Can devils or jinn harm or possess humans, and do they know what is in their minds?
What is the Islamic legal view on the scientific explanation for the Moon's formation through the collision of a small planet with Earth, and is that consistent with the Islamic perspective on the creation of the Moon?
Was Eve born with one hundred children at a time for the spread of humankind?
Does the physical composition of water change when the Quran and supplications are recited over it?
Was Umayya ibn Abi al-Salt in competition with the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him? Is it true that the Prophet copied his poetry in the Quran? And to what extent is it true that some of his poetry matches Quranic verses, such as his discourse on Heaven and Hell and the stoning of devils with stars, despite the fact that Quraysh did not believe in that?