Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Are the meanings of the verses of the Holy Quran superior to the meanings of the prophetic hadiths, knowing that both guide to good and the path of truth?
How can I seek forgiveness, and will my repentance be accepted if I commit an act that I know is forbidden—such as holding a wedding celebration?
Is it possible to see the Angel of Death in a dream or while awake, and does he inform of the time of death? What are his characteristics, and what should one who sees him do? Are there any previous instances where the Companions or others saw him?
What is the ruling on writing a novel about superheroes that contains supernatural abilities, such as mind control and camouflage?
Do the Sunnis know how some of God's attributes are, such as His being in front of the worshipper and above him at the same time?
Will God answer the prayer of a repentant girl who supplicates to marry a young man she loved and who promised to marry her, but then they separated? Is it permissible for her to continue supplicating with the intention of marrying him in a permissible way?
Does llama meat nullify ablution by analogy with camel meat, especially since they are from the same family and interbreeding has occurred between them?
Does Allah Almighty bring to mind His other information while doing something or speaking with the angels, or does He not bring it to mind because He does not need to think about it like humans?
Does committing masturbation after Salatul Hajah (the Prayer of Need) affect the supplication's (Du'a) acceptance, and are repentance and two rak'ahs of prayer after ghusl (ritual bathing) sufficient for its acceptance?
What are the objective criteria and conditions required to determine whether the texts that skeptics attempt to produce resemble the Noble Qur’an, especially since the Qur’an itself is the one that issued this challenge?
Are pictures of bears on a child's wardrobe, bedspread, or children's watch forbidden or permissible? Is there a sin in them? Are they considered living beings that jinn can enter? And does their presence prevent angels from entering the place?
ما عواقب فضح الشاب للفتاة بعد توبتها عند الله، وماذا تفعل الفتاة حيال ذلك؟
How did the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment dispute over the matter of the man who killed ninety-nine souls, even though they are commanded by Allah and do not choose or judge?
What is the ruling on disbelieving the words of a soothsayer, and is he considered a claimant to knowledge of the unseen or an infidel?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to supplicate for the improvement of one's morals and qualities, to ask for the companionship of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, in the Highest Firdaws, to extinguish lust, to increase beauty, to ask for a spouse with specific characteristics, and to supplicate for a future husband, family, and children? What is the criterion for distinguishing between permissible and impermissible supplication? And what should I do to overcome my fear of overstepping boundaries in supplication?
Is the sin of going to a soothsayer waived if the motive behind it was to seek an interpretation of strange past statements, not believing in divination or asking about a prophecy, and does this entail the non-acceptance of prayers for forty nights?
How can the verses speaking of Paradise and its delights, such as the words of the Almighty: "And your Lord comes with the angels, rank upon rank," be reconciled with the Prophet's—peace and blessings be upon him—vision of Hell and the torment of women therein on the night of Al-Mi'raj, given that the reckoning takes place in the Hereafter?
What is the reality of Shaqq and Sateeh, what is the reality of their descriptions, and are they from jinn or humans if their descriptions are true?
Is the prayer of one who has read about the personalities of friends through horoscopes accepted, and is this sin forgiven him given his ignorance of its prohibition?
Is it permissible to perform Salatul-Istikhara with a general intention to seek guidance in life (professional and social) without a specific reason, and what is the wording of the supplication if it is permissible?
Do the jinn have guardian angels and scribes? Will they be questioned, blessed, and tormented in the grave? Is the angel appointed over humans responsible for their thoughts, movements, and everything?
What are the rational and textual proofs and evidences that establish the Qur'an as being from Allah Almighty and Muhammad as the Messenger of Allah, to refute the idea of it being merely human claims or from other creatures?
How do we respond to the specious argument that 'Umar wrestled with a jinn, and that jinn are inherently unseen, and how did 'Umar know that it was a jinn?
Are devils and jinn present in Hell and responsible for it, or is the punishment of Hell confined to humans?