Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
Is it permissible to describe Allah as "great" (Kabeer), knowing that Allah has not described Himself as such, and with the belief that "there is nothing like Him"?
What is the ruling on a person going to the imam of the mosque to find something lost, where the imam asks him to throw four stones in different directions while mentioning the names of the angels, and what is the ruling on this action?
Why is it not permissible to supplicate for extreme beauty, and is that considered an transgression in supplication, and is it a miracle?
Does God see our deeds only after they occur, or does He also see them before they occur?
What is the interpretation of the verses: "Over it are nineteen (30) And We have not appointed the guardians of the Fire except from angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve - that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is disease and the disbelievers would say, 'What does Allah intend by this as an example?' Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And it is not except a reminder to humanity (31)" from Surat Al-Muddaththir?
Is there an authentic narration that mentions an angel named Rata'il, who extracts sorrow from the hearts of believers, and is it permissible to cite it?
What is the stance of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama’ah on Sufi orders (such as the Qadianiyyah, Rifa’iyyah, Shadhiliyyah, Naqshbandiyyah, Tijaniyyah), and what do their scholars say about figures like Abdul Qadir al-Jilani, Al-Rifa’i, Abu al-Hasan al-Shadhili, Ahmad al-Tijani, and Al-Badawi?
When was humanity created according to the Islamic perspective, and when did Noah and Hud, peace be upon them, live, and is it possible to determine the duration of their lives with authentic evidence?
Should we pray in the nearby mosque affiliated with the Azmiyya tariqa, or in another, more distant mosque, in order to preserve working hours?
Did Pharaoh die a Muslim, and will he enter Paradise based on the Almighty's saying: "Until, when drowning overtook him, he said, "I believe that there is no deity except that in whom the Children of Israel believe, and I am of the Muslims," taking into account that Islam nullifies what came before it?
Is going to a sorcerer an act of disbelief?
Is the narration "and he believed him" established in Sahih Muslim, and how can the hadiths that include this addition be reconciled with the hadiths that do not include it?
Can a Muslim man see female Companions and righteous women such as "Rabia al-Adawiyya" in Paradise, if he attains their status?
Is it permissible to pray with someone who does not believe in the existence of jinn?
Is it permissible to move from Britain to Medina, following the example of the Prophet's migration (Hijrah), may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him?
What is meant by the Qur’an’s challenge for anyone to produce a surah like it, when it seems that anyone is capable of rephrasing short verses from the Qur’an, or composing eloquent texts from other works, and matching the linguistic prowess of the Qur’an?
Is folding the prayer rug after praying, to prevent jinn from praying on it, based on a legitimate religious source, or is it an innovation?
Is the husband's oath that the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, knows what is in the Preserved Tablet and the Pen considered disbelief that expels him from Islam, and thus invalidates the marriage contract?
What is the ruling on believing that the spirit of the deceased visits their family in the form of a butterfly?
Is refraining from dealing with Muslim jinn a prohibition for which a Muslim is sinful, or is it a matter of blocking the means to evil? And is the default in dealing with them permissibility? And does a Muslim become sinful if he adopts Ibn Taymiyyah's view allowing dealing with them in permissible matters? And who is the soothsayer? And does a person who deals with Muslim jinn to treat a bewitched person or inform him of the location of his sorcery become a soothsayer whose prayer is not accepted for forty days?
Is the Preserved Tablet (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz) beneath the Throne or above it, especially given the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah wrote a book before He created creation: 'My mercy has preceded My wrath.' It is written with Him above the Throne"?
To what extent is the statement true regarding the light emanating from homes where people perform الليل (night prayers), and angels seeing that light, and their inquiring about the worshipper if they do not see the light, and their supplication for him? And to what extent is the story true regarding Imam Abu al-Hasan and his student, and what he found concerning the radiance of graves during قيام الليل (night prayers)?
Can I perform Istikhara prayer to reassure my heart about whether or not I will be accepted for a job, knowing that I did not perform Istikhara before applying for the job?
How sound is the narration: "Indeed, the dead are tried in their graves for seven days, and they (the Companions) used to find it desirable to offer food on their behalf during those days," and can it be used as evidence for the permissibility of serving food in the house of mourning?