Faith and Disbelief
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ما هو تفسير الآية التي في بداية سورة البقرة وتتحدث عن "يخادعون الله والذين آمنوا" وكيف يمكن مخادعة الله؟ وما هي النصيحة لمن يرغب في تعلم الإسلام في الخارج؟
Why is prostration to idols and planets considered apostasy in all cases, regardless of whether it is for greeting or worship, while scholars differ concerning one who prostrates to a human with authority with the intention of greeting, not worship?
How does a Muslim follow the correct group or community in matters of creed, given that each claims to be in the right, and all of them are scholars whose pronouncements a questioner accepts without proof, and no proof is accepted except with their explanation, and each scholar explains the proof according to his own methodology?
Is it true that every act of worship is accepted regardless of belief?
How should one deal with someone who says "Alhamdulillah" if it is feared that they might not be Muslim?
Is listening to a song that contains words that may lead to apostasy, and repeating them verbally with inner disapproval, considered apostasy that invalidates prayer and subsequent deeds? What is the ruling on the prayer of someone who cursed religion jokingly, while unaware of the nullifiers of Islam and the conditions of repentance, and does his prayer bring him into Islam? And is it true that the prayer of someone who cursed religion does not bring him into Islam?
Do the Jahmiyyah differentiate between the actions of the heart and the limbs, and does inward affirmation fall under their category of actions of the heart, such that the absence of awe and fear affects the believer's faith?
What is the ruling on one who views the cutting off of the thief’s hand and making a woman’s testimony half that of a man as harshness and an infringement upon women’s rights?
What is the ruling on handling papers that bear the name of Allah the Almighty, what is the ruling on burning them, what is the ruling on doubting the existence of Allah the Almighty, and does a person become a disbeliever by it, and what is the effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder on faith and disbelief, and is the repentance of one who disbelieves unknowingly accepted?
What are the best classical (commentated) and modern books that have addressed the development of faith and faith in detail? And is there a scientific progression in the books on faith?
Is the wife obliged to abandon her postgraduate studies and join her emigrant husband, or is it permissible for her to remain to complete her studies that she began three years ago?
Do doubts and blasphemous thoughts that accompany a person due to a chemical imbalance in the brain constitute disbelief (kufr)? What is the ruling on this condition, and is the lack of healing and increased sorrow an indication of Allah's wrath, or is it predestined? Is one held accountable for their shortcomings in treating this illness, and is severe obsessive whispering (waswas) a sign of strong faith or weak faith?
Can persistence in sin lead to the apostasy of turning away or to the permissibility of sin?
How can one deal with satanic whispers and obsessions that cast doubt on forgiveness, the Divine Being, and prophethood, and how can one respond to the slanders of priests and Christians against Islam?
Does the hatred of some youths for Islamists coming to power, and their fear of the implementation of Sharia – due to its conflict with their personal desires – constitute disbelief, even though they acknowledge the correctness of Sharia rulings and do not deem forbidden things to be permissible?
Can anyone bring the dead back to life?
How do I differentiate between acts of disbelief and the whispers of disbelief?
What is my responsibility towards my wife who is negligent in performing Salah, and is it better for me to stay with her or divorce her, taking into consideration the presence of daughters?
Will the sister be committing a sin if she sponsors her brother to come to Canada, while he is not committed to the teachings of Islam to the required extent?
What is the ruling on someone who secretly embraced Islam and then passed away, and whose family, unaware of his conversion, prayed over him and buried him according to Christian rites? Does he die as a Muslim or as a disbeliever?
What is the interpretation of verses (33), (34), and (35) of Surat Az-Zukhruf, and what is the admonition derived from them? Are they a response to the question, "Why does the disbeliever live in bliss while the Muslim lives in distress and hardship?" And are they related to the story of Qarun? Is there a reason for their revelation?
Is a sister bound by an oath she swore under duress, and what is her sin if she does what she swore not to do while coerced, and is an expiation for the oath incumbent upon her?
What is the ruling regarding a woman who says that she will not adhere to the Prophet's—peace and blessings be upon him—directives concerning adornment and Islamic dress, even if he were to directly command her, because she cannot abandon fashion and the joys of youth?
Who among the early Muslims first used the term "Aqidah" (creed), and who was the first to introduce it into books of Tawhid (monotheism), and where was it mentioned?