Doubts and Questions
209 questions
Does the rule "Certainty is not removed by doubt" bear the legal responsibility for imitating the Maliki school of thought, who say that divorce is binding by a mere thought, even though certainty is imitating the Shafi'i school of thought?
Is it obligatory to donate the exact amount contributed to the construction of a building, or should a percentage of the profit from its sale be added to it when there is doubt about the source of the money? And is it obligatory to immediately donate money earned from working in a bank after deciding to leave it, or can it be postponed and paid in installments?
What is the ruling on one who tried to form the name of Allah with their toes on a wall, without intending mockery or disparagement, then regretted their action and came to their senses?
Who is it that prays more than once yet still doubts that his prayer is valid?
What is the ruling on killing a Muslim in retribution (qisas) if he wrongfully kills a non-Muslim, given the seemingly conflicting jurisprudential opinions regarding the permissibility or impermissibility of killing him, and questions about paying blood money (diyya) in this situation?
What is the situation today regarding the Christian sects and their Gospels and original copies? Do they rely on old versions like the Vatican, Sinaitic, and Alexandrian as authentic Gospels? And what was the situation of Christian sects at the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him)—did they rely on those old versions, or were there other Gospels that differed from them?
Does the divorce take effect with the صيغة I uttered, given that I don't recall the exact wording of the phrase "if she travels," and whether the intention was "alone" or "without me"? And must I prevent my wife from traveling altogether or only to her family? Or should I treat the divorce as contingent only on her traveling "without me," especially since she has traveled with me several times, and there were two previous divorces?
Does the divorce, by which I swore to prevent my wife from communicating via WhatsApp for a week, take effect if the prevention was only for one of her numbers, while she remained able to communicate with me through another number that I own?
What is the ruling on one who cannot determine whether his statement: "I swore not to convert again for anyone" was an انشاء (an act of creating a new oath) or an إخبار (an act of informing about a past oath)? And does a new divorce occur by saying: "I swore" while imagining the form of انشاء, or upon silence thereafter, or upon repeating it in thought or speech due to worry?
Should one who is afflicted with "waswasa" (insinuating thoughts/compulsive urges) ignore them, even if he feels certain?
Is it permissible for men to use women's sanitary pads in times of necessity or at night to prevent seminal discharge from soiling clothes, if the intention behind their use is good?
What is the maximum duration for relieving oneself or bathing in the open?
If someone plagued by waswasa (obsessive thoughts) regarding divorce, who acts according to fatawa (religious rulings) advising ignoring waswasa, forgets whether the divorce was waswasa or real, or uttered it while sleeping or in a drowsy state without intention, should he proceed on the basis that, originally, the divorce did not occur?
Is it permissible to pray upon hearing a sound after performing ablution, given the repeated ablution due to the obsessive doubt about nothing having been emitted from the excretory opening?
Is playing video games that include characters claiming to possess divine powers, or that include bowing to idols to gain advantages, considered disbelief (kufr), even if the player does not actually bow?
How can one get rid of intrusive thoughts and doubts that arise in the mind concerning religious matters, and what are the books that address such questions and strengthen faith, bearing in mind that the Holy Quran may be difficult to fully comprehend?
What should one do who suffers from semi-permanent flatulence before and during prayer, and loses concentration due to trying to hold it in, knowing that it is not a permanent incontinence?
Does the prayer become void by the knees inclining or by moving the head or body in general during bowing (Rukūʿ), while maintaining the direction of the Qiblah?
How can one deal with persistent intrusive thoughts regarding creed, feelings of relapse, breaking covenants, committing sins, doubts about faith, and the fear of falling into disbelief, especially after experiencing actions such as masturbation and placing the hand on the face to ward off envy, knowing their impermissibility? Is a person held accountable for cursing religion to oneself as a fleeting thought without persistence? How can one distinguish between persistent and non-persistent self-talk? Does Allah forgive the person afflicted with intrusive thoughts for not uttering the two declarations of faith and repenting from a specific act of disbelief? What is the way to begin overcoming this state?
Is it permissible to renew the water for wiping the head if the water dries during the wiping?
Is someone who mentions a Prophetic Hadith in a playful voice and in a non-serious manner considered a mocker and a hypocrite?
What is the ruling on the prayer and ablution of someone who suffers from a continuous discharge of prostatic fluid (madhi) or post-urinary fluid (wadi), and doubts his purity during or before the prayer, then discovers its discharge after the prayer? And is it obligatory for him to repeat the previous prayers in these cases, knowing the difficulty of verifying and differentiating between the types of secretions, and the fatigue that this causes?
Does divorce occur by saying, "I divorced my wife," by way of obsessive whisperings? And does divorce occur by saying, "I am not holding on to her" and "Indeed, I am not holding on to my wife," if said during prayer or while watching a video about obsessive whisperings, or when formulating a question for a mufti with the intention of belittling the idea of obsessive whisperings? And can all new obsessive whisperings about divorce be referred to previous fatwas without asking the mufti again?
Is it permissible for one who experiences a great deal of doubt or scrupulosity not to act upon every doubt, even if there are new doubts for the first time in another area?