Doubts and Questions
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Is it obligatory to change underwear after feeling urine drops exiting, then a single drop comes out after checking, and is taking precautions in this case considered doubt?
What should I do regarding expiations for interrupting prayer after swearing not to interrupt it due to obsessive doubts about intention, and is one expiation sufficient for all?
How can a Muslim overcome internal obstacles to implementing commands and avoiding prohibitions so as to become one of the pious, knowing that his psyche objects to divine commands due to not knowing their علت (underlying reason), despite his realization of the importance of piety in the Quran and Sunnah?
Is it permissible to adopt the view of one who does not deem the Fatiha obligatory for an individual in order to repel misgivings (waswasa), and does intentional mispronunciation in the Fatiha invalidate the prayer according to those who hold it to be Sunnah?
Is the formula of seeking forgiveness, "I seek forgiveness from God Almighty, other than Whom there is no god, the Living, the Sustaining, and to Whom I repent," considered an insult to the Prophet, and should one disregard the whispers of "you are mocking" and "you are allowing yourself"?
Does doubt regarding the impurity of clothes, or the persistence of a trace of the color of impurity after washing them, necessitate washing them again and render what they touch impure?
Does dried nasal mucus in the nose constitute a barrier preventing water from reaching the inside during ablution, based on the opinion that sniffing water into the nose (istinsḥāq) is obligatory?
How can one overcome the whispers of the self that may include doubts about faith and fear of polytheism (shirk)?
Is it valid to believe in Allah Almighty based on the preponderance of probability, such as believing in His existence because the probability of His existence is greater than His non-existence?
What is the solution to quickly reach certainty and get rid of doubts and questions about religion, and is it sufficient to ignore these doubts and adhere to acts of worship for a person to be a believer in the sight of Allah?
What is the ruling on someone who performed ghusl but forgot to wash a limb, then went about their normal life; does he repeat the ghusl or wash only that limb, knowing that he suffers from scrupulosity (waswasa)? And what is the ruling on someone who intentionally swallowed water during ghusl and wudu'; does he repeat or complete it?
Does divorce take effect merely by the husband considering, within himself, that the divorce has occurred?
What is the ruling on a committed man studying and working in medicine, given the existing prohibitions such as: seclusion [with a non-mahram woman], touching female patients, and uncovering 'awrah (parts of the body that must be covered)? And how can these be avoided? And what is the meaning of "limiting one's gaze to the extent of need"?
Is it obligatory to repeat the prayer if the worshiper felt something like tingling and smelled an odor during the prayer, and then it became clear to him after the prayer that the odor he smelled during his prayer was the smell of gas (flatulence)?
Is not performing the 'Isha prayer after purification from menstruation, but before dawn, considered a sin, or is relying on the opinion that its time ends at midnight a strong basis, especially in the presence of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
What should I do if I bore false witness in a marital dispute, knowing that the husband is unjust and that his wife did not curse him, but I do not specifically recall whether she retorted with a curse or by saying, "No, you are," especially since correcting the testimony might increase the unjust husband's arrogance and make me look foolish in front of the other witnesses who have dispersed?
Is my prayer valid in the following cases: 1. Upon hearing a sound whose source I do not know (whether from my stomach or from the private parts) while waiting for Fajr prayer, and I am in a state of ablution, without feeling anything exiting, and I did not repeat the ablution? 2. When I stepped on something with my foot during ablution and I do not know whether it is impurity or not, and I forgot to look at it and repeated the ablution and prayed? 3. After finishing Witr prayer, some wind exited from me, and I do not remember whether I prayed Fajr without ablution or not?
How can angels be responsible for driving clouds and sending down rain by God's command, while humans have been able to send down rain through artificial cloud seeding?
What is the ruling on clothes that were washed with garments stained with menstrual blood, and the stain was not removed until later? And what is incumbent upon one who wore some of these clothes, prayed in them, and they became wet, causing the defilement of carpets or other clothes?
What is the ruling on one who completed the words of a blasphemous song out of shyness, and is that considered an act of disbelief (kufr)? And how does one fulfill the condition of remorse for repentance from this act, especially given the difficulty of remaining silent out of shyness, and is a feeling of distress and sadness sufficient for the remorse of one who did not think of a response at the time?
What is the ruling on benefiting from the increase in pension and free university education for children, based on the percentage of "disability" (maʻlūliyyah) that I obtained, given the doubts about using connections (wāsiṭah) to obtain this percentage, and the resulting feeling of unease and pangs of conscience?
What is the ruling on purifying trousers that have been touched by the feces or urine of a dog while wet: Is it obligatory to wash them seven times with earth, or is it sufficient to wash them once with soap without earth?
What is the way to get rid of the شبهات (misconceptions/doubts) and internal questions that raise doubts about the verses and hadiths and God's creations, making me feel as if I am debating an atheist within myself, and how can I regain the certainty and faith I once had, especially with the recurrence of these doubts with every reading or contemplation, such as comparing the precision of divine creation with human inventions?
A girl named is interested in Islam and has questions about fate and what is written in the Preserved Tablet. She asks about how to reconcile predetermined fate with free will, and about God's prior knowledge of people’s actions. She is currently exploring religions after her doubts about Christianity and is inclined towards Islam.