Remembrance and Supplication
537 questions
When is the supplication for returning from a journey said?
To what extent are the campaigns widespread on Facebook groups calling for an agreement among group members to recite a complete reading of the Qur’an (khatmah) with a specific intention, or a million acts of seeking forgiveness (istighfar) or prayers upon the Prophet (Salah an-Nabi), or the recitation of a particular supplication (du'a), valid? And is it Islamically permissible to act upon them?
How can a girl trust someone she met online, despite his suspicious behavior, and what is the ruling of God regarding this person, and will she regain her right from him?
Can a believer disobey God in Paradise, as Adam, upon him be peace, did when he ate from the tree?
How is the prostration of the heart sensed in detail, and what does "سبحان ربي الأعلى" (Glorified be my Lord, the Most High) mean, and is it necessary to sense its meaning during prostration, and how does a Muslim supplicate during prostration with a present heart and certainty of a response?
What is the way to alleviate the tribulations and difficulties faced by a committed Muslim woman, and how can her resolve and patience be strengthened in light of suffering from family and friends, and her feeling of alienation and helplessness?
Is it permissible to fend off intrusive thoughts by closing one's eyes, and is that considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to make any supplication that comes to mind upon entering the mosque, if he forgets the traditional supplication?
What is the ruling on the involuntary emission of semen, and what are the ways to avoid prohibited sexual thoughts?
What is the optimal course of action regarding the sudden disappearance of the husband and his refusal to communicate, while being pregnant and his family attempting to take the child, and his sister and first wife spreading rumors of divorce, whereas he affirmed to my paternal aunt that he has no intention of divorcing her?
What do you say in the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) and the prostration of recitation (sujud al-tilawah)?
Is it not true that there is no harm for a Muslim to supplicate using any good words they choose, even if they are not found in the Sunnah, and this includes supplicating with rhymed prose, taking into consideration what was mentioned in Fatwa No. 140564 regarding the preference for supplications and ذكر (remembrance of Allah) found in the Sunnah?
Is it permissible to fast from speaking for three nights with the intention of seeking offspring?
Is severe distress, excessive debt, and lack of savings while abroad caused by envy or by the husband not praying, and what should be done to improve the circumstances?
Is saying "Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for me, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs" against one's father considered an act of disobedience to parents? And would I be sinful if something bad befell the one who wronged me after I sought Allah's sufficiency against him? And is seeking Allah's sufficiency a supplication against the oppressor, or merely a remembrance of Allah?
a. Is the special supplication to be recited after drinking Zamzam water or before it? b. When glorifying God in the morning remembrances or after prayer, should the remembrance be repeated or continued if the speech is interrupted? c. Which is better: to pray Witr in the Haram after Isha or to delay it until returning home?
How can one deal with a pregnancy resulting from adultery and the birth of a baby girl from it, while feeling guilty towards the husband and children, and the impact of this on the mother's relationship with the baby? And is the husband considered the legal father of the baby girl through breastfeeding, by analogy with the ruling on breastfeeding? And what is the ruling on the husband's brother interacting with the child when she grows up?
Are phrases such as "I no longer want your daughter," or "I'm fed up with your daughter," or "I want everyone to go their separate ways" considered an allusion to divorce, especially since the husband was unaware of the rulings on allusive divorce at the time he uttered them, and he intended not to divorce when he was angry, given the existence of a contingent oath of divorce?
What is the interpretation of terrifying dreams involving jinn and possessed people, which occur despite commitment to reciting the remembrance of sleep (adhkar al-nawm) and the Quran?
What is the way to get rid of remembering pornographic films during sleep, after repentance and cessation of watching them?
Are the aforementioned symptoms of physical pain and disturbing dreams evidence of magic performed by a sorceress with menstrual blood to prevent marriage?
Is the supplication at Safa recited upon ascent or before it, and is it repeated if it ends before reaching the top?
What is the ruling on communal recitation of the Quran (khatmah), reading the Quran for the deceased, and communal campaigns of seeking forgiveness (istighfar)? And does Surah Ya-Sin have a virtue in relieving distress?
How can one rid oneself of constant thoughts about marriage, especially with those around being preoccupied, while relying on Allah Almighty to marry me off at the time He chooses, and what are the ways to occupy oneself in a manner that reduces anxiety about the future?