Oneness of God
567 questions
How is a treasure (rikaz) found in inherited land to be distributed? Is it treated like an inheritance, or is it distributed equally among males and females?
What is the ruling on one who believes that diseases are contagious by their very nature, by the permission of Allah Almighty, meaning that Allah has made their transmission part of their natural course, and is this considered major shirk (polytheism)?
Is it considered disbelief (kufr) to believe that someone other than Allah and the Dajjal can transform a human into a fish?
Can polytheism (shirk) or disbelief (kufr) appear among the Prophet’s Household (Ahl al-Bayt), or are they exempt from that?
Is praising other than Allah considered polytheism (shirk)? And does its utterer become a polytheist? And what is the way to affirm Allah’s Oneness in praise and attain salvation from polytheism? And what is the meaning of praise (hamd)? And does the name Muhammad refer to Allah or to the Prophet? And what is the difference between "praise be to Allah" and "praise be to other than Him"?
Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, deny contagion from the standpoint of human nature, experience, and ijtihad? And did Ibn al-Qayyim transmit this statement and favor it in his book "Miftah Dar al-Sa'adah"? And did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, practice medicine based on experience and human nature?
What is the ruling on a mother who discriminates between her children, shuts the door in the face of some of them, and desires nothing from them but money, despite their filial piety towards her, both financially and emotionally?
What is the ruling on a son kissing his parents' hands and placing them on his forehead after the kiss, and is this considered prostration to other than God, taking into account what has been said regarding its permissibility due to the absence of a Sharia impediment, or its prohibition because it resembles prostration?
Does God grant a person miraculous provision—such as acquiring bulging muscles overnight—without that person's effort, and is it correct to say that this is illogical?
Does one who believes that God's speech was not uttered with a voice become an unbeliever, even though Al-Azhar University is Ash'ari?
Is it permissible to be pessimistic about visiting someone whose visits are consistently accompanied by breakdowns and damages, and is this considered envy, especially if the visitor's financial situation is inferior?
Is it forbidden to include the formula of invoking blessings upon our master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, with God Almighty, after the saying, "So invoke not anyone along with Allah"? And is it forbidden to interpret the name "Dhakir" and attribute it to God Almighty?
What is the ruling on a man practicing sadism with his wife without control or restraint, and does the wife's control over her husband within the framework of sadism lead to shirk (polytheism)?
Does God forgive those who improve their prayers out of showing off to people? And does the Messenger of God’s (peace be upon him) fear of this act, even more than the tribulation of the Dajjal, mean that it is unforgivable?
Is my feeling that people are looking at me when I pray, and my imagining reciting the Qur'an in front of them, and my asking questions in scholarly gatherings, and my delight in people's praise of me, and my desire to appear as an intellectual when speaking about religious information, considered showing off (riya') or a satanic whisper (waswas)? And how can I get rid of that?
Is looking at foreign women and seeing their 'awrah (parts that should be covered) among the major sins? If so, what are the expiations for major sins, and what are the major sins?
What is the correct belief regarding stars and planets, and do they have any influence on anything?
Do the bride and groom sin by performing this custom, and do these beliefs lead to polytheism?
How sound is the statement that "awaiting ease in this life commensurate with your worship is a type of hidden shirk"? And how can this statement be reconciled with the verses that call for worshipping Allah out of fear and hope?
What is said during a funeral procession?
What is the ruling on the aforementioned examples that include religious or ethical acts performed partly for worldly reasons (such as reciprocating a favor, or fear of people's كلام [words/gossip], or avoiding punishment)? And what is the precise criterion that makes riya’ (showing off/hypocrisy) a major shirk that expels one from the fold of Islam?
What is the ruling on games that involve combat and display "godlike" when seven people are killed, and is it permissible to play as a character that has the ability to resurrect the dead?
What is the legal ruling on wearing a ring made from the Kook tree, and is it true that it cures illnesses and treats sorcery?
Is minor shirk included in the the verse: {Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills}, and what is the preponderant opinion among scholars regarding this?