Remembrance and Supplication
1,179 questions
Does the retention of urine in the urethral opening after ritual washing invalidate prayer, and is it real urine? And does God forgive past sins after sincere repentance and changing for the better, even with occasional relapses into a bad habit and subsequent regret?
Is praying for someone in their absence harmful to a person? Specifically, was what happened to the questioner—the cancellation of a study term and the loss of a year of his life—due to people praying for him in his absence?
Must the husband fulfill his promise of marriage, or obey his mother who rejects the date due to a relative's childbirth? And must the wife obey her husband in postponing the wedding, or obey her father who refuses to break the promise?
What is the ruling on delaying the Dhuhr prayer until after 1:30 PM due to chronic insomnia, and is it permissible to do so to combine the physical need (sleep) with the religious need (prayer)?
Is it permissible to say: "And make light from beneath us"?
How can one deal with an unmarried sister who instigates problems and blames her father for her not being married, thereby making life hell?
How can a wife deal with a husband who is having a relationship with another woman for the sake of "business interests," despite her attempts to end this relationship amicably and firmly, and what is the effect of that on her psyche and pregnancy?
What is the ruling on a wife refusing intercourse due to lack of pleasure resulting from her husband's refusal to caress and please her, and his refusal to change his behavior? And will the husband be held accountable for this refusal?
What is the ruling on seeking refuge with the words: "or I become humiliated or am humiliated" within the supplication for leaving the home?
What is the ruling on contemplating suicide due to suffering from short stature and people's harassment?
How can one get rid of their heedlessness, sins, and feeling of despair in Allah’s mercy, and how can they change for the better when they think that Allah is angry with them and will not answer them?
Does the period between sunrise and reciting the morning adhkar (remembrances) make a person unprotected and vulnerable to sorcery, the evil eye, or envy?
Is the questioner's not marrying yet—despite his attempts and proposals to many girls—due to his destiny, or the word he uttered in a moment of anger: "By God, I will not find her"?
Is it permissible to supplicate with, "I ask You to subjugate for me, from Your noble angels, whoever will avenge me against this rebellious impediment that obstructs me from time to time; indeed, You are over all things competent"?
What is the way to repent and return to Allah and break free from a forbidden relationship, given that the woman is married to a man who has neither religion nor morals, and she is unable to separate from him or from her lover, her sister's husband, with children present and no possibility of returning to her family?
What is the waiting period (iddah) for a pregnant woman, what is the ruling on a husband refusing to formally document a divorce, sufficing himself with merely uttering it, is the wife sinful for seeking divorce due to psychological pressures beyond her control, and is the fetus affected by visiting a Raqi (exorcist)?
Is it permissible to amend the wording of the supplication for sealing the Holy Qur’an to include Muslim men and women, citing the virtue of supplicating for others?
Is it permissible to supplicate that a girl who is asking a question loves the supplicator for the purpose of marrying her in the future?
What is the ruling on the actions of the husband's family and her husband toward a wife who suffers from injustice and humiliation, and fears divorce because of her daughter, and how can she act in this regard?
Is it permissible for a divorced woman residing in France, a mother of four children, to learn driving with a foreign male instructor accompanied by another male or female student, given the incompetence of female instructors, and knowing that she is obliged to go out to fulfill her needs and is responsible for raising her children?
What is the ruling on someone who watched pornographic films during the daytime in Ramadan, and ejaculated thereby? And is there repentance for him? And how does he atone for his sin? And is expiation required of him?
Is it permissible to pray that Allah bless me with a wife in Paradise who is an exact replica of a specific girl who is currently engaged?
What deeds should be done and how can one face tribulations and calamities and overcome them?
Is it permissible for a young man who experiences same-sex attraction to live with another young man in a foreign country to reduce expenses? And is it permissible for him to continue his life with a young man without engaging in sexual acts? And is he sinful merely for admiring a young man while his attraction to boys persists?