Remembrance and Supplication
537 questions
How can a hardened heart that fears not God repent, and how can a person return to God after numerous sins and despair of receiving a response?
Is it obligatory to maintain continuity between the pillars, duties, and supererogatory acts of prayer?
Is it permissible for a mother to go to a man who claims to be a sheikh to perform ruqyah for her daughter without her knowledge? And is it permissible to perform ruqyah that contains talismans with the aim of marrying off the daughter? And can this lead to possession by jinn?
What must a divorced woman do who committed Zina despite her efforts to abstain and her attempts to prevent penetration, and her aversion to what happened, knowing that she saw a strange dream the day before the Zina? Does that dream have a connection to what happened? And what is the ruling on her disapproval of penetration and her aversion to it during the act?
Would the husband be sinful if he divorced his wife with a final, irrevocable divorce due to his destructive jealousy, controlling suspicions, and disturbing dreams that made life between them a living hell, along with the deterioration of his physical and mental condition?
What is the ruling on saying "Masha'Allah" (as God willed) during prayer upon being impressed by the Imam's voice or remembering something?
What is the ruling on saying: "Something is destined for us, and it is destined for us to part with people"? What is the ruling on saying: "Long live whoever heard your voice"? And what is the ruling on saying: "Haram عليك (It is forbidden for you)" concerning something that is not forbidden?
Is it true that the worshipper (ma'mum) does not utter any remembrance (dhikr) after fully rising from bowing (i'tidal)? And does this mean that the saying (Rabbana wa laka al-hamd - O our Lord, to You be all praise) is said during the transition from bowing (ruku') to standing erect (i'tidal)? And what is the extent of stillness (sukoon) by which the pillar of tranquility (rukn al-tuma'ninah) is achieved upon fully rising from bowing (i'tidal)?
Should we pray the Eclipse Prayer based on the astronomers' calculations published in the newspaper, or is it required to see it with the naked eye, even if it occurs in another country?
What should a committed girl do who fears sleep because of her recurring dreams that include seeking forgiveness, supplication, remembrance of Allah, honoring parents, reciting Al-Mu'awwidhat (Surahs of refuge), experiencing the pangs of death, or dying in the courtyard of the Kaaba, and how can she find comfort from these dreams despite her adherence to adhkar (remembrances) and her gratitude to Allah?
How can one get rid of the problem of looking at foreign women, especially with the repeated falling into this sin after every resolve to abandon it?
Is it permissible for the first wife to compel her husband to divorce the second wife or to divorce her (the first wife), and is the second wife rewarded for her patience in these circumstances?
What is said in the two prostrations of forgetfulness and between them, and is what is said in the obligatory prayer also said?
Why does Allah test me through my daughters, and why has He not answered my prayers for their recovery? And what sin did my daughters commit to be afflicted, one with a rare heart disease, and the other with malaria, pneumonia, and possibly tumors?
How can one repent to Allah for the sin of causing another person to persist in disobedience, and what are the pieces of advice for repentance?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to suffice with supplication during prostration without supplicating after the prayer, in order to avoid showing off and difficulty concentrating? And is it true what was narrated from 'Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, regarding the prohibition of standing up immediately after the prayer, and that this was a cause for the destruction of those before us?
Is it permissible to repeat the Eclipse Prayer if the sun does not become clear after the first prayer?
What is the supplication of mutual cursing (li'an)? And what are its conditions?
Is the supplication for leaving the home to be recited when departing the apartment door or the entire building's door?
Is it permissible to raise a dog at home for psychotherapy?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to greet a person who is praying, or engaging in dhikr, or supplicating?
Is purity a condition for prostration of recitation (Sujud al-Tilawah), and is it required to say "Allahu Akbar" when prostrating and rising from it (whether inside or outside of prayer)? What should be said during this prostration, and is the supplication mentioned for it authentic? Is it permissible to say the salutation (taslim) after it if it is performed outside of prayer?
What should a woman do if she attends the eclipse prayer while she has a legitimate (Shar'i) excuse?
How can the husband treat the narrowness of heart he feels towards his wife, even though she is righteous and respectable, especially under difficult circumstances, and how can he repent to God?