Remembrance and Supplication
1,270 questions
Is the wisdom behind kissing the Black Stone to seek blessings from it?
Is it a condition to know the meanings of the morning and evening adhkar—such as the meaning of "malignant" (hammah) and "envious" (lammah) in the supplication "I seek refuge in Allah's perfect words from every devil and every malignant eye and every envious eye"—for the reciter to benefit from them?
Does the angel say, "The same to you," to one who supplicates for another with the intention that the angel would say that, yet also supplicates for him sincerely?
Is there a supplication not to sell the house from which the questioner does not wish to move, knowing that he has no recourse but supplication, and that there is no valid reason for moving?
What is the ruling on saying: "O Allah, make it food that we desire when eating"?
Is the hadith, "He whom My remembrance distracts from asking of Me..." authentic?
What is the ruling on saying: "Do not forget Allah, lest He forget you"?
Is it permissible to supplicate with: "Oh Allah, build for me a palace with You in Paradise, and a palace in this life very soon, for indeed You are the Provider"?
What is meant by the heart of the servant being gathered upon Allah in supplication, truly sensing his need and destitution, and the strength of his hope, along with an illustrative example?
How can we reconcile the fact that solar and lunar eclipses are signs of God's warning and wrath, necessitating a rush to prayer, remembrance (dhikr), and supplication (du'a), with our prior knowledge of them long in advance? And would the Prophet's ﷺ fear have been of the same intensity if he had known about them beforehand?
Is the supplication of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal authentic: "My Master, Your forbearance has emboldened this transgressor until he persecutes Your saints with beating and killing. O Allah, if the Qur'an is Your uncreated speech, then spare us his evil"? And is it permissible to supplicate to Allah Almighty with "My Master"?
What is the meaning of the Prophet's saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in Noah's will (peace be upon him): "For it is the prayer of everything and by it the creation is sustained"? And was what he did with the Bedouin an act of foresight?
What are the actions that can be taken to enhance the responsiveness of supplication for the sick, such as supererogatory prayers (nawafil), charity (sadaqa), and seeking forgiveness (istighfar)? And does performing supererogatory prayers with the aim of seeking a response contradict sincerity to Allah?
Is it permissible to say: "O Allah, to You be all praise, the praise of the the thankful, and the gratitude of the praisers," and is there any evidence for it from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
Is God's not answering my continuous supplication, despite my prayers and night vigils, an indication that I am cursed and banished from God's mercy because of plucking my eyebrows? Does this mean that God does not answer one whom He has cursed? What if I do not repent? Is it possible that God will not answer the disobedient and the cursed?
What is the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him: "And he was the best of people in deeds, except for a man who surpassed him, saying better than he said"?
What is the ruling on saying: "In the name of the Sufficient, I have been sufficed by you, and by God, I have sought protection from you; you are the fire and we are the water that extinguishes you," in order to get a need fulfilled by an official?
What is the ruling on supplicating for disbelievers to be guided to Islam, and what is the ruling on supplicating for a disbelieving friend that Allah may bless him with children?
Are the remembrances mentioned in the two hadiths restricted to a specific time (morning and evening), or are they permissible at any time, and does the reward differ between the hadiths (four slaves and ten slaves)?
Is the word "Al-Azim" (The Mighty/Great) mentioned in the formula of seeking forgiveness about which the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He will be forgiven even if he had fled from the battlefield"?
What is the ruling on seeking forgiveness by saying: "I seek forgiveness from Allah, the Almighty, Whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Living, the Sustainer, and to Him I repent, from the sins I know and from the sins I do not know," with the intention of repenting from all sins?
Is it permissible to supplicate with the noble verse: "Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the most merciful of the merciful," even if there is no adversity or illness, because it is the supplication of Ayyub (Job), peace be upon him, and one of the reasons for the acceptance of supplication?
Is it permissible to set a time for the prayer to be answered?
How can one get rid of intrusive thoughts about the rulings of Sharia, the love of the Prophet (peace be upon him), doubt in religion, and the belittling of women's status in Islam, along with the desire to submit to Allah's rulings, and to know whether these intrusive thoughts are from the self or from Satan?