Angels and the Unseen

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Is it true that angels wait 8 hours to record a servant's sin to see if he will repent or not?
Is the addressee in the noble verse: (And say, "Do [as you will], for Allah will see your deeds, and [so will] His Messenger and the believers. And you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you of what you used to do") only the hypocrites, and what is its interpretation?
What is the ruling on one who claims to know people's personalities and characteristics through horoscopes, and asserts that his knowledge is science and not a form of astrology or a claim to the unseen?
How does one respond to those who object to the independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) of the Companions and reject the authority of the Sunnah in establishing the torment and bliss of the grave, claiming that the Quran does not mention it, and considering the interpretations of the Companions to be fallible human endeavors?
What is the difference between "encountering" (al-liqa') and "perceiving/realizing" (al-idrak) in His, Exalted be He, saying: "Say, 'Indeed, the Death from which you flee — it will surely encounter you'"?
Does the multiverse theory contradict Islam, and what is the interpretation of the verse: "Allah is He Who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof"?
Is the game "Ouija" considered magic and dealing with jinn?
Is it permissible for us to read the signs of the stars?
What is the interpretation of the noble verse: (And eight will uphold the Throne of your Lord above them on that Day)?
How can I convince my mother, who hears voices—which she believes belong to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and his household—to disregard these voices, and that the Prophet does not visit anyone with his voice while awake, using Quranic verses or Prophetic hadiths?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding marriage to a girl whom I promised to marry, and something less than fornication occurred between us, and she is now ill and accuses me of injustice after I ended the relationship with her?
What is the ruling on one who believes a soothsayer, despite knowing that only God knows the unseen, and then utters the two declarations of faith in his prayer?
Is the repentance of one who repents accepted if he knows the time of his death, such as someone sentenced to death or someone on a plane that has begun to fall?
Will a woman be with her husband in Paradise, and will they have the choice to remain together?
Do the jinn and satans see Allah and know of His existence, and why do they harm humans and possess women despite knowing the prohibition of such acts? Do they not fear Allah?
What is the true meaning of the letter "أو" (or) in His (Allah's) saying: "And We sent him to a hundred thousand or more" (Quran 37:147), and does that mean Allah is unaware of the true number?
Is the meaning of the verse: "He arranges [every] matter from the heavens to the earth; then it ascends to Him in a Day, the extent of which is a thousand years of what you count," that Allah arranges the matter and sends it to earth by means of the angels, then the angels return to Him with the news in a thousand years, and does Allah wait for the angels to return to Him to know the reaction to the matter, despite His vast knowledge?
How can one respond to attempts to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Quran and claims of its distortion, especially given the existence of an alleged Yemeni copy that shows differences from the commonly circulated Quran?
هل يمكن أن تعطيني نبذة عن كتاب الكافي للكليني؟
Does the husband's leaving the home and telling the wife's mother, "Tell her that I am done with her and she is done with me," constitute a divorce, and does his resorting to sorcerers and neglecting prayer expel him from Islam, knowing that he has repented?
What is your opinion regarding marriage to a Barelvi woman?
Is it permissible to write a novel that portrays an individual from Gog and Magog emerging from a breach for one day, while taking into account the noble Prophetic Hadith regarding their barrier, and whose events are fictional, aiming to remind of the Hereafter and refute atheistic doubts?
Are the Beautiful Names of Allah only 99, or are there more?
What is your opinion on those who claim to speak to jinn and use words and phrases from the Qur’an for that purpose? Is it permissible to speak with them? Is it possible to speak with and see jinn and angels, as some books that use the Qur’an mention?

Angels and the Unseen

Is it true that angels wait 8 hours to record a servant's sin to see if he will repent or not?

What is the ruling on one who claims to know people's personalities and characteristics through horoscopes, and asserts that his knowledge is science and not a form of astrology or a claim to the unseen?

What is the difference between "encountering" (al-liqa') and "perceiving/realizing" (al-idrak) in His, Exalted be He, saying: "Say, 'Indeed, the Death from which you flee — it will surely encounter you'"?

Does the multiverse theory contradict Islam, and what is the interpretation of the verse: "Allah is He Who created seven heavens, and of the earth the like thereof"?

Is the game "Ouija" considered magic and dealing with jinn?

Is it permissible for us to read the signs of the stars?

What is the interpretation of the noble verse: (And eight will uphold the Throne of your Lord above them on that Day)?

How can I convince my mother, who hears voices—which she believes belong to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and his household—to disregard these voices, and that the Prophet does not visit anyone with his voice while awake, using Quranic verses or Prophetic hadiths?

What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding marriage to a girl whom I promised to marry, and something less than fornication occurred between us, and she is now ill and accuses me of injustice after I ended the relationship with her?

What is the ruling on one who believes a soothsayer, despite knowing that only God knows the unseen, and then utters the two declarations of faith in his prayer?

Is the repentance of one who repents accepted if he knows the time of his death, such as someone sentenced to death or someone on a plane that has begun to fall?

Will a woman be with her husband in Paradise, and will they have the choice to remain together?

Do the jinn and satans see Allah and know of His existence, and why do they harm humans and possess women despite knowing the prohibition of such acts? Do they not fear Allah?

What is the true meaning of the letter "أو" (or) in His (Allah's) saying: "And We sent him to a hundred thousand or more" (Quran 37:147), and does that mean Allah is unaware of the true number?

How can one respond to attempts to cast doubt on the authenticity of the Quran and claims of its distortion, especially given the existence of an alleged Yemeni copy that shows differences from the commonly circulated Quran?

هل يمكن أن تعطيني نبذة عن كتاب الكافي للكليني؟

Does the husband's leaving the home and telling the wife's mother, "Tell her that I am done with her and she is done with me," constitute a divorce, and does his resorting to sorcerers and neglecting prayer expel him from Islam, knowing that he has repented?

What is your opinion regarding marriage to a Barelvi woman?

Is it permissible to write a novel that portrays an individual from Gog and Magog emerging from a breach for one day, while taking into account the noble Prophetic Hadith regarding their barrier, and whose events are fictional, aiming to remind of the Hereafter and refute atheistic doubts?

Are the Beautiful Names of Allah only 99, or are there more?

What is your opinion on those who claim to speak to jinn and use words and phrases from the Qur’an for that purpose? Is it permissible to speak with them? Is it possible to speak with and see jinn and angels, as some books that use the Qur’an mention?