Teaching Faith and Prayer
365 questions
Is it possible for a hypocrite to wake up for Fajr prayer, and is it normal for a person to ask himself if he is a hypocrite and to monitor his actions accordingly?
Is it obligatory to advise someone who is highly likely to fall into a common error that violates Islamic law, and does this apply to all people and necessitate initiating the advice? What are the regulations for advice and its ruling on immediacy? What is the ruling on advising a newly committed individual who might be bothered by advice, and is advice obligatory in everything?
Will the Antichrist truly tempt all Muslims, or will he only tempt those with weak faith among them?
Does a working woman in fields such as Quran memorization, teaching, da'wah (Islamic proselytizing), or medicine receive a double reward compared to a woman who takes care of her home and children, assuming that both maintain obedience to their husbands and care for their children without shortcomings, and that the working woman's job is not out of financial necessity but to increase her reward and help women, while adhering to no intermingling and wearing lawful clothing?
What is Salatul-Istikharah, what are its conditions, and is it permissible for a person who is not regular in prayer to perform it?
Is there a reward for patience and refraining from the unlawful, and how can one overcome the whispers of Satan and feelings of loneliness while preserving one's faith and prayer?
Is a young man considered devout or a hypocrite if he engages in a love relationship with a girl, while he is a Hafiz of the Book of Allah and leads people in prayer, and is it permissible for the girl to think of him and imagine him as a future husband?
How can one deal with an eight-year-old child's insistence on asking for things beyond one's financial means, knowing that to be the case, and with his excessive movement and talkativeness?
What is the ruling on living in the same house with someone who does not pray, after exerting effort in advising them and supplicating for them?
Is the elder sister obligated to command her younger sister to learn matters of prayer and to perform household chores such as cooking, and is she sinful if she does not do so, given that the parents are alive and in good health?
Which is better after the Maghrib prayer: Tasbih and Tahlil or delivering a lesson from Riyad al-Salihin?
Is it obligatory to file a lawsuit to claim one's right to exam grades, or to remain silent for fear of harming someone at the university, knowing that the course professor might teach the student again?
What is your advice for a friend who has distanced herself from the Quran and prayer, believes that Islam is of no benefit, and is experiencing bad dreams?
Does a father's dereliction of his religious duties and his treatment of his family affect his children's feelings towards him, and is a son considered sinful if hatred towards his father is generated in his heart because of these actions?
Is it permissible for a man to deliver a lecture in front of women who are observing the Sharia-compliant hijab, and is it from the Sunnah to place a barrier between them, and is it permissible for a woman to look at a man?
How can I guide my father to repentance and faith, when he is severely distant from religion and does not accept advice? And does the noble verse: (Indeed, you do not guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills. And He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided) mean that I should stop trying to guide him?
Why does Allah increase the sickness of doubt in the hearts of hypocrites, even though this might contradict the principle of justice in providing equal opportunities for faith?
How can one strengthen faith and overcome weakness of will, especially with the pressures of marriage, motherhood, and living abroad, and the resulting neglect of acts of worship such as prayer?
What is the ruling on one who dies by suicide while not praying? And what about giving charity on their behalf?
What is the ruling on one who supplicates that prayer not be obligatory upon him?
Will a mentally disabled sister (Down syndrome) be held accountable for her actions? Is she obligated to observe religious rulings such as hijab and prayer? Is the mother sinful for her leniency in teaching and guiding her religiously? Does the sin of not marrying her fall upon us? What is the ruling on the shortcomings that have occurred towards her? What is necessary to rectify this? What are her rights and duties? Does a curse befall one who does not ward off harm from her? Is it permissible to pray for her healing from mental disability?
What is the ruling on simulating the actions of prayer without the intention of performing a real prayer or entering into one, for purposes such as acting out prayer or deceiving others?
Will a husband be held accountable on the Day of Judgment for not raising his children, taking care of their affairs, and teaching them prayer and morals, if his children's custody is with his ex-wife?
Is it permissible for a girl to propose marriage to a man she deems righteous, especially if she doesn't see him often and feels shy around him?