Faith and Disbelief
1,116 questions
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?
What is the ruling on a husband's speculative statement that God sent fleas upon the people of Pharaoh, and is his action considered major or minor disbelief, and is his saying "this is not forbidden" an act of making the forbidden permissible, and what are the implications of that?
What is the ruling on a wife telling her husband – when he thanks her and prays for her health – "Go and bathe with it," and her saying, "God forbid that I would mean God with my words; rather, I mean you, as I am not in need of your expression and prayer"? Are there any consequences for this? And is it considered contempt and mockery of God's will?
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?
Does the passing of the time for Fajr prayer unintentionally, after waking up for it and attempting to perform it, lead to apostasy, and is this a matter of dispute among scholars?
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?
Have I committed apostasy by praising a sorcerer wrestler and showing videos of his sorcery before reaching puberty, and by not informing those who watched it with me of its prohibition? And have I committed apostasy by playing a game that glorifies sorcery?
Is it permissible to say "may he rest in peace" for a non-believer who died recently?
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?
What is the ruling on a man who denies the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal), the Mahdi, the descent of Jesus (peace be upon him), and Gog and Magog, claiming that the hadiths reported concerning them are fabricated, while maintaining his prayers and obligatory duties?
Does downloading a program that includes a condition of disbelief, and agreeing to it, make one a disbeliever, knowing that he does not consent to disbelief?
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?
What is the ruling on calling for the revival of tribal laws and considering them a heritage upon which university research is conducted?
Do major sins always invalidate the reward of good deeds, or only sometimes, and when do they invalidate them? And do minor sins also invalidate deeds?
What should a man do when Satan tempts him with whisperings about the Essence of God?