Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the ruling on dividing faith into: innate faith (that of angels), infallible faith (that of prophets), accepted faith (that of believers), rejected faith (that of hypocrites), and suspended faith (that of innovators)?
Is it true that a servant was lashed one hundred times in his grave until only one lash remained, and then his grave caught fire, all because he prayed without ritual purity and passed by an oppressed person without helping him?
What do the angels do with the scrolls of destiny after taking them on Laylat al-Qadr, do they look at them, and do they know the unseen because Allah has made it known to them?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) know when the Hour would be established?
Do the angels curse a man who makes a woman cry or shed a tear because of his injustice, with every step he takes?
Does reading a text message that predicts the future, merely to ascertain that it is a fortune-telling, lead to the non-acceptance of prayers for forty days, even if the person did not intentionally go to the soothsayer?
What is the ruling on watching purposeful animated cartoons in which Satan or Jinn appear, knowing that their depiction is considered a lie because they belong to the unseen?
What is meant by Al-Tabari's statement, "and what is obedience from it, and what is disobedience to Allah from it," in his interpretation of verse 105 of Surat Al-Tawbah, "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 seen, and He will inform you of what you used to do'"? And is it more correct to say, "and what is obedience from it, and what is disobedience from it"?
What should I do about hearing voices in the house after bloodstains appeared on the walls, especially since I used to pray and read the Quran regularly, but my commitment has started to wane?
Why was Iblis placed among the angels, despite being of the jinn?
Is saying, "O Allah, grant blessings and peace upon our Master Muhammad, my means have been exhausted, O Messenger of Allah," considered polytheism (shirk)?
Is it true that the Hour's nearness can only be known through divine revelation?
Is it wrong to publish a religious post that includes a request to share it to receive good news or a warning of divine accountability if it is not shared?
Is the Unseen known only to Allah Almighty and His messengers by His permission, or does Allah cause certain unseen matters to occur through some righteous people as a karamah (divine honor) for them? And do the righteous fall under the general meaning of His Almighty saying: "Except for whom He has approved of a messenger"?
Is Allah Almighty's love for the people of Paradise equal or preferential, and will those of lower rank feel envy towards those of higher rank?
When do the Noble Scribes avoid the servant?
Is what was narrated about Gabriel (peace be upon him) – when he was permitted to measure the width of Paradise, and he flew for 900,000 years, then stopped and saw a houri in her palace, and she said to him: "O Gabriel, do not tire yourself; you have been flying within the bounds of my kingdom since your first takeoff" – a hadith or an athar?
Did the practice of opening the Mus'haf to answer worldly matters—such as the questioner placing his finger or keeping the questioner's name within the Mus'haf overnight to extract answers like "the khirah is dry," or "the house has a bad threshold," or "a red wind and the patient is afflicted by the evil eye"—come from the Salaf of the Ummah? And does this act resemble divination by arrows or the actions of soothsayers and diviners?
What is the ruling on swearing by Allah concerning something of which a person has no knowledge, and is it permissible to swear by something in the unseen with certainty that it will not happen?
How can the death of a creature shake the Throne of the Most Merciful, which represents the Majesty and absolute Power of God, is this not a blemish upon the Exalted Self?
What is the Book of Al-Jafr, who wrote it, and is it permissible for a Muslim to read it and act upon what is in it?
How can we reconcile the hadith "Do not insult my Companions, for if one of you were to spend an amount of gold equal to Mount Uhud, he would not reach the mudd of one of them, nor even half of it" with the hadith that later generations will have the reward of fifty times the reward of the Companions for their belief in the unseen?
Can one who desires a good ending out of hypocrisy attain it, and is one attested to be righteous if they die prostrating, or could it be like one who fought so it would be said of him that he is brave?
Is it permissible to pray behind a sorcerer and charlatan imam, even if he recites the Qur’an proficiently?