Remembrance and Supplication
537 questions
Does waking up for the "Night Vigil" prayer after setting an alarm fall under the Hadith: "Whoever awakes at night and says: 'I seek forgiveness from Allah,' he will be forgiven, or if he supplicates, his supplication will be answered, and if he stands and prays, his prayer will be accepted," or does the Hadith specifically refer to someone who wakes up without prior intention?
Is a person considered a hypocrite if they draw near to God through supplication and repentance in times of hardship, feeling sadness and weariness from the delay in relief, despite knowing that it is impermissible to hasten God's mercy?
How can one forget painful memories of past harassment, and does the questioner's current husband deserve her despite these memories?
What must a Muslim woman do to rid herself of the blasphemous whisperings that involuntarily come to her mind, and is she considered an infidel because of these whisperings?
Is seeking refuge in Allah from the evils of all creation, including the evils of one's wife, consequential, given the prophetic supplication: "O Allah, I ask You for her goodness and the goodness of her innate disposition, and I seek refuge in You from her evil and the evil of her innate disposition"? And are Quranic verses, supplications, and ذکر (remembrances of Allah) considered foreign expressions by which divorce does not occur, whether the husband intended it or not, according to the majority opinion?
Is it considered Sunnah or bid‘ah to designate specific dhikr and supererogatory prayers for each day, differing in the number of rak‘ahs, surahs, and their repetitions?
ما المقصود بالعمل الذي يجب أن يقترن به كل من الدعاء والذكر؟
What is the remedy for hardness of heart, intrusive thoughts, and lack of devotion in reading the Quran, and how can one achieve devotion, awe, the sweetness of faith, and sincere repentance after repeatedly committing sins and repenting?
Is reciting the verse: "Indeed, Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah," and saying: "I begin with what Allah began with," at the start of each circuit of Sa'i, as well as the rest of the remembrances, a condition for the validity of Sa'i, and what are the consequences for one who fails to do so or forgets some of it?
Is it obligatory to raise one's hands when supplicating upon waking up at night, and is one required to begin with the customary supplication: “There is no god but Allah, alone, without partner; to Him belongs all sovereignty and all praise, and He is over all things competent. All praise is due to Allah; glory be to Allah; there is no god but Allah; Allah is the greatest; and there is no might or power except with Allah”?
How can one overcome the temptation of women and abandoning prayer, and can he seek help from those around him while being married with children, and can he meet God in this state?
Will there be Salah in Paradise?
Is seeking forgiveness between the two Friday sermons, based on the preacher's command, Sunnah or not?
How can one restore the vitality of the heart and avoid boredom and despair in life, and get rid of the sin of watching pornography and masturbation, despite attempts to return to God that do not last long, especially since external appearances do not reflect the inner struggle that prevents one from performing night prayers, reciting the Quran, and engaging in remembrance?
What is the way to repentance and returning to Allah, to getting rid of repeated sin, to dealing with temptations and trials, and to facing feelings of despair regarding the acceptance of repentance, especially with the presence of magic and jinn possession?
Are there any remembrances (dhikr) from the Quran and Sunnah or other solutions for the problem of difficulty in speaking and stumbling in speech, which may arise from shyness or imagining the opinions of others?
What is the ruling on one who says: "Pray for the Prophet" or "May Allah guide you" in discussions, especially when angry, if he does not intend it as a supplication but rather uses it to facilitate fraud and deception?
Why is the dhikr (remembrance of God) authentically transmitted from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, preferred over other forms of dhikr?
Are supplication (du'a) and glorification (tasbih) only answered if they stem from the heart?
Does an OCD patient—who is plagued by repulsive thoughts of disbelief that are not intended as insult or mockery—deserve to marry, and is he considered a disbeliever because of these thoughts?
Is the questioner, who feels she is a woman in a man's body, desires some men, and practices masturbation while imagining a man having intercourse with her, considered a man or a woman?
What is the significance of a servant frequently praising his Lord, supplicating for all Muslims, being loved by people, and having his parents pleased with him?
Is it Islamically permissible for a betrothed man who suffers from severe psychological and sexual repression, and fears falling into perversion, to engage in some touching and kissing with his fiancée to alleviate his condition until they can marry, based on the advice of doctors?
What can I do to have my supplication answered and my worries relieved, while I am certain that Allah answers supplications, yet I still feel there is an impediment blocking my supplication?