Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Do the numbers 18 on the right hand and 81 on the left hand, totaling 99, represent the Beautiful Names of Allah?
How can the Angel of Death and devils meet in one place, especially in a confined space like a room, with the presence of other angels at the dying person's side?
Can a woman meet and marry in Paradise a man she loved in this world and who has died?
What is the ruling on reading a text that speaks of an animal foretelling the future, knowing that reading the text aloud is intended to improve English language skills, and that the professor who authored the text is Muslim?
Do sins have a smell that angels can detect, but humans cannot?
Will Jesus, peace be upon him, receive revelation after his descent, or does the denial of revelation after the death of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, refer only to legislative revelation? And will his informing people of their ranks in Paradise be considered revelation? And will it be permissible for him to give glad tidings of Paradise to people and inform them of some unseen matters after his descent?
What is the ruling on watching TV series, movies, and anime that contain ideas conflicting with the fundamental tenets of religion, such as time travel, death note, angels and devils, magic, Greek gods, and superpowers, if the sole purpose of watching is entertainment?
What is the ruling on seeking sorcery and using it to harm people and their children? Are those who do so considered Muslims? Are their good deeds accepted after they have ruined people's lives? And what is their punishment in this world and the hereafter?
Why did Allah create humans and jinn to worship Him, despite the existence of angels who never cease to glorify and worship Him, and why does Allah create anything when He is the All-Sufficient?
How can the principle of avoiding giving fictional characters powers that are considered attributes of divinity, such as flying without wings, be applied, and is this considered an attribute of divinity or is it mere affectation?
Is it permissible to believe those who claim knowledge of the unseen through a "Muslim jinn"? And are the actions of healers who use strange methods such as biting to extract magic permissible in Islamic law, and how can one convince family members to abandon these practices?
Can jinn or angels move something without touching it, merely by intending to move it, and is this ability of "Be, and it is" exclusive to Allah Almighty alone?
Can a human become an angel, given that Iblis was an angel despite being created from fire and from jinn?
What is the ruling on saying, "I am sure that such and such will happen," based on data and experience?
Why do the delights of Paradise appear to be more for males, and why are women not granted their desires in Paradise? And why is a woman not granted to be more beautiful than the Houris for her husband? And why is a woman punished for things she did not do in Paradise?
Do letters have servants and angels that can be invoked in supplication?
What should I do regarding my wife who screams and her condition changes during ruqyah (Islamic exorcism), given my concern for her self-harm, especially after her father intervened with a shaykh who uses jinn and wants to continue his treatment, which I consider to be an act of disbelief (kufr)?
What is the ruling on supplicating with the words: "O Allah, I do not ask You to avert the decree, but I ask You for gentleness within it," and what is the ruling on one who says: "O Allah, answer my prayer and grant me such-and-such, and after that I will have no excuse with You on the Day of Resurrection"?
What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah with something that defines Allah's wisdom, and is this considered an infringement in supplication? And is it permissible to ask for sustenance for someone other than the one striving, who is unable to strive due to illness?
What is the ruling on mentally imagining angels and adapting and representing their attributes?
Is it obligatory for Muslims now to follow the Quran and the commands of Allah, and what is the evidence that the religion of Islam extends until the Day of Judgment, knowing that those addressed in the Quran were only the Messenger and his Companions?
Is supplicating with "O Allah, cause me to die and join me with the righteous" in prostration and in every prayer forbidden or disliked, and will it be accepted or not, and what is the evidence for each of these?
Is he who believes that a sorcerer knows the unseen—such as knowing the past, or who performed the sorcery, or its location—considered a disbeliever?
What is the meaning of the phrase "may Allah forgive you"? And does it include past and future sins? And what does "Allah accepts a servant's repentance as long as he has not gurgled" mean, and does that include the forgiveness of all sins?