Oneness of God
634 questions
What is the meaning of "This world is a realm of norms; it is not permissible to abandon it while having the ability to engage with it, and preoccupation with it is polytheism, while abandoning it is a sin, and not acknowledging its importance is heresy"?
Is it permissible to say: (Strive, O عبد [servant of God], and I will strive with you)?
Is the statement, "Seek a Lord with whom you feel closest and protected from evil," considered misguidance, and does its utterer bear the sin of shirk (polytheism) if the listener follows this statement and believes in other than Allah based on their feeling of tranquility and closeness? And does this fall under the warning, "Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him," [Quran 4:48] with the hope of forgiveness in His saying, the Most High, "Say, 'O My servants who have transgressed against themselves...'" [Quran 39:53]?
Is it permissible to say: "This does not please the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace," instead of "This does not please Allah," when referring to something that does not conform to the Sharia, such as looking at a woman?
Is it permissible to supplicate by the Prophet's (PBUH) stature, and is it permissible to involve the Messenger as an intercessor for the answering of prayers?
Is there a sin for which God does not forgive its doer for a long time or ever, no matter what he does, and how does a servant know God's pleasure or wrath?
Is it permissible to lie by spreading rumors about the presence of jinn in a canal to deter farmers from throwing trash into it, especially since this method has proven effective with one's wife?
Is the reward mentioned in the hadith: "Whoever says: 'There is no god but Allah, alone without partner; to Him belongs all sovereignty and praise, and He is over all things competent' a hundred times in a day..." achieved if the dhikr is recited at intermittent intervals, and can it be combined with the hadith: "Whoever frees a Muslim slave, Allah will free every limb of his from the Fire for every limb of the slave..."?
Did the woman enter Paradise because she gave water to a dog, or did God grant her guidance and repentance?
What is meant by Tawassul and Istighatha, and is it better to prohibit them as a preventative measure due to the disagreement regarding their ruling?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to say: "Ya Ali" out of love for the beloved Caliph, and not for polytheism or following the Rafidah?
Is intercession exclusively God's, to be sought only from Him, or has God granted it to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and His righteous saints, making it permissible to seek it from them?
What is the ruling on one who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in matters of worship and creed? Is it a sign of God's wrath? And what are the consequences for someone who vowed to abandon a sin but repeatedly commits it? Is expiation required every time? And is expiation incumbent upon him if he reverts to the sin after expiating, without a new vow?
Will what my mother did—slapping her cheeks, swearing to die as an infidel, then repenting, seeking forgiveness, and uttering the Two Testimonies upon death—forgive her sins and grant her a good end?
What is the ruling on reciting the aforementioned incantation, and is it considered major shirk, or disbelief (kufr), or merely forbidden (haram)?
Is it permissible for a person to make an intention from which they seek worldly benefit, such as losing weight for ease of movement, a beautiful appearance, and avoiding embarrassment? And is that considered shirk (associating partners with God)? What is the meaning of His, the Almighty's, saying: "Say, 'Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. No partner has He. And this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims'"? Does this verse mean that every intention must be for the sake of pleasing Allah, and everything else besides that among intentions is considered shirk? And is seeking benefit with an intention solely for a worldly purpose forbidden and an act of associating partners with Allah?
Is naming the stormy winds "Al-Naw'ah" forbidden or considered a form of polytheism (shirk)?
Are the whispers that a Muslim woman experiences, which involve attributing divinity to Satan, considered a form of shirk, given her rejection of these thoughts, her seeking refuge [in Allah], and her utterance of the two Shahadas, or are they merely whispers?
Is not the definition of worship as "all sayings, actions, and states that God approves of" incorrect, and is not the Prophet's (peace be upon him) definition of it as "supplication" more worthy of being followed?
What is the ruling on saying: "The Prophet's name protects him" or "The Prophet protects him"? And is this saying forbidden even if one does not intend to attribute protection to the Prophet, may God's prayers and peace be upon him?
What is the repentance for polytheism (shirk) in Allah?
What is major Shirk?
What is the legal evidence that vowing to other than God is major shirk?
Why does God—if He exists—allow humans to destroy one another?