Remembrance and Supplication
1,179 questions
Is the advice to "stay away from wearing pants above the knee so that God may answer his prayers" correct?
What are the signs of Allah Almighty's turning away from a servant?
Is it permissible to designate a specific time for Dhikr, such as allocating 10 minutes daily for seeking forgiveness (Istighfar), taking into account that specifying a number without evidence is considered an innovation (Bid‘ah)?
What is the ruling on not feeling remorse when repenting from talking to girls and practicing masturbation, and what is the ruling on practicing masturbation to relieve stress and psychological pressure?
What is the most suitable time for Tasbeeh, and is it permissible to do Tasbeeh while driving or while sleeping with the radio on, and what is the best Tasbeeh?
Is the phrasing of Tahmid (praising Allah) "All praise is due to Allah, by the weight of His Throne, praise that is unending, everlasting, and does not perish, by the number of His creation, the number of His creation continuing by the measure of a billion raised to the power of a billion, and multiples of that by the same measure of a billion raised to the power of a billion" correct?
When do we say "My Lord, provide for me" and when do we say "My Lord, grant me"? And which of them is better, and what is the difference between them?
Does the saying, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return. O Allah, reward me in my calamity and compensate me with something better," when recalling a bad event or worry, bring about compensation with good? Is this specific to an actual calamity or does it include remembering it? And how does this compensation occur?
Is a supplication for death answered against people who are not wrongdoers, and does the supplication return upon its invoker, and what should one do who regrets that, so that God may forgive him?
Is it permissible to apply the adhkar (supplications) for putting on and taking off a garment to putting on and taking off a sandal or shoe, such as saying: "All praise is due to Allah Who has clothed me with this shoe and provided it for me without any power or strength on my part" when putting it on, or "Bismillah (In the name of Allah)" when taking it off?
What is the ruling on intoning, echoing, and chanting in Dhikr and Du'a, and are there any proofs for this manner (of performance) during the era of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and his Companions?
Is there any ذكر (remembrance/supplication) after a supererogatory prayer? May Allah reward you.
Can tribulation be wrath and punishment from Allah, and can it be lifted by supplication and drawing closer to Him, and what are the invocations and acts of worship that contribute to that?
What are the keys to relief for someone burdened with debts, afflicted with a mental illness, unmarried, and unemployed, and is frequently saying "There is no might nor power except with Allah" sufficient to relieve distress, despite this not having come true for the questioner?
Is it permissible to collectively recite the dhikr "La ilaha illa Allah" in the mosque, then make du'a and dedicate the reward of the dhikr to the deceased?
Is it permissible for a student of knowledge to supplicate with the words: "My Lord, forgive me, and bestow upon me knowledge that no one after me should possess, verily You are the Bestower"?
Is one who says, "If you recite this supplication" – and he mentions a supplication not from the Sunnah – "such and such will happen to you, by Allah's Will," considered to be speaking without knowledge or fabricating a lie against Allah?
Is it permissible to supplicate using "Kaf Ha Ya 'Ain Saad" and "Alif Lam Mim" and similar isolated letters, based on the understanding that they are oaths from Allah or from His Beautiful Names, as has been reported from some Companions?
How can one get rid of masturbation and its psychological consequences, and does Allah forgive sins related to it after repentance, and does it affect success and achievement in life?
What is the appropriate time of night for prayers to be answered, and has it been reported from the Prophet, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, that there is an hour of the night during which prayers are answered without fail?
Is it permissible to sever ties of kinship out of fear of being killed?
What is the correct action for worshippers when the Imam recites tasbih and glorifies Allah during Qunut in Witr or Fajr prayer: Do they say "Subhanak" (Glory be to You) or do they remain silent?
Is the wording of the seeking of forgiveness, "I seek forgiveness from Allah Almighty, other than Whom there is no god, the Living, the Sustainer, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Possessor of Majesty and Honor, Creator of the heavens and the earth, from all my wrongdoing and extravagance upon myself, and I repent to Him," narrated from the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
What is the ruling on the fulfillment of the oppressed's supplication against the oppressor for the severance of kinship ties, such as death, severe illness, or separation between them, and would the oppressed be the cause of the oppressor's death if that occurred?