Angels and the Unseen
1,376 questions
What is the meaning of "أو" (or) in the statement: "I ask You by every name that is Yours, by which You have named Yourself, or taught to anyone among Your creation"?
Is it obligatory to believe the words of astronomers that horoscopes affect people's characteristics, and is what they say in daily horoscopes true or forbidden?
Are there forbidden fields of knowledge, such as the philosophy of other religions and the books of non-Muslim philosophers, or of Muslim philosophers who deviated from the framework of Islam? Is it forbidden or undesirable to delve into such knowledge? How can these ideas be countered without knowing them? And is a novel that presents the doubts of atheists and then refutes them forbidden?
Is there a difference between denying the punishment of the grave and not considering it a part of the creed?
How do we distinguish between the whispers of Satan and the whispers of the self, and is a person punished for the whispers of the self even if they reject them?
Does the divorced wife's inability to forgive her husband's other wife, her mother-in-law, and her husband's sister—due to their mistreatment of her and their role in her divorce—indicate a hardened heart? And will Allah delay answering her prayer for mending her brokenness and for her husband's return until she forgives them? And what if she is unable to forgive?
How can a person precisely determine the time of death, even though this is among the knowledge of the unseen that only Allah knows, and what is the ruling of Islamic law on this statement?
What are the books a Muslim should read to benefit them and help them achieve what pleases Allah, the Almighty, the Majestic?
ما هي الأشياء التي خلقت من ماء؛ هل كل المخلوقات أم ما يدب في الأرض من إنس وحيوان؟
Why is it impermissible to resort to intellect in matters of doctrine, and how can a non-Muslim be invited to Islam when they are ignorant of Allah the Almighty, His Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, and His Book, the Holy Quran?
How does the torment of the Barzakh differ for someone who died at the beginning of the world from someone who died at its end, given that the severity of the torment remains constant?
Are the illnesses and problems I suffer from regarding my private parts due to childhood masturbation a trial or a punishment, and should I supplicate as one who complains or as one who repents?
What is the Sharia ruling on Ibn Sirin's interpretation of dreams, and is this considered knowledge of the unseen, or does it resemble soothsaying?
What are the names of Syrian and Yemeni scholars, especially those in Sana'a, who are known for the soundness of their beliefs and who are qualified to issue fatwas, from whom one can acquire religious knowledge and the Arabic language, and what are the authentic hadiths mentioned concerning the virtues of Damascus and Yemen?
Is the polytheism of Hindus and Buddhists worse than the polytheism of the Quraysh infidels? And did the people of Ibrahim worship only idols, without believing in Allah at all, or did they combine idol worship with belief in Allah? Are there Quranic examples of peoples who believed only in false deities and did not believe in Allah at all, unlike the Quraysh infidels?
What is the difference between Jinn and Shaytan?
Is the saying: "O Sky, pour your wrath upon the foolish" considered a supplication to other than Allah?
What are the characteristics of the matn (text) in the noble Prophetic Hadiths?
Is the Holy Qur’an miraculous in all fields, or only in terms of language?
Has it been reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) that reciting Surahs Ash-Shams, Al-Layl, and At-Tin seven times each before sleep, along with saying: "O Allah, grant a way out and a solution for my matter," is followed by the appearance of a person in a dream who reveals the solution to the problem?
How accurate is the information circulating about how the angels will die, starting with the first blast of Israfil's horn and the death of the inhabitants of the Earth and the angels of the heavens, then the death of Jibreel, then Mika'eel, then Israfil, and finally the Angel of Death, followed by Allah's questioning of the world, saying: "To whom belongs the sovereignty this Day?" and His answering Himself: "To Allah, the One, the Irresistible"?
To what extent is it true that angels seek forgiveness for the coffee drinker until its taste vanishes from his mouth, and does disliking drinking coffee mean jinn possession?
What motivates a person to embrace Islam and believe in the message of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and what is the aspect of miraculousness in the Holy Quran and its challenge: "Then let them produce a discourse like it, if they should be truthful"?
Is it permissible for a woman committed to the Sunnah and a man committed to it to marry someone who differs with them in creed, such as one who believes that saints know the unseen, or that the Companions apostatized after the death of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or that Allah is in every place in His essence, and is it permissible to pray behind someone who believes that?