Following the Sunnah
626 questions
Is it understood from the hadith: "A prayer following a prayer, with no idle talk between them, is recorded in 'Illiyyin," that the ذكر (remembrance/supplications) of the prayer are to be said after the obligatory prayer and the regular Sunnah prayers?
Is following the madhhabs considered an innovation or a departure from the saved sect? Do the four imams contradict the Qur'an and Sunnah, or are their sayings within the correct methodology? And is it possible for everyone to engage in ijtihad and derive rulings from the Qur'an and Sunnah?
What is the danger of following scholars without evidence, based on the saying: "The scholar is sought for evidence, and not sought as evidence in himself," and based on the distortion of the Torah and the Gospel by Jewish scholars, and God's description of those Christians who followed them as misguided?
What is the ruling on prolonging prostration behind the Imam?
What is the ruling on supplicating with the following phrase: "O Allah, Your knowledge of my condition spares me from asking You"?
Is it permissible to switch from one jurisprudential opinion to another merely out of need, while believing the latter to be invalid? And is this what Abu Hanifa did in the issue of the mouse? What are the controls for switching between jurisprudential opinions?
ما هي أفضل السور والآيات القرآنية التي يمكن قراءتها في صلاة الفجر؟
To what extent is it permissible for the muezzin or the Imam to say, after the Iqamah: "Stand close together, and you will be shown mercy" (تزاحموا تراحموا)? And is this a principle, a Hadith, or an Athar (statement from a companion or successor)?
Why are the hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim not calibrated against the texts of the Holy Qur’an, and those that contradict them, especially those containing contradictions with Quranic verses, such as the verse of stoning (rajm), suckling the elder, and making the dead hear, removed, particularly since some consider these detrimental to the reputation of Islam and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, following the example of what Imam al-Bukhari himself did in his era?
What is the ruling on praying behind an Imam whose transitional takbirat do not coincide with the transition (before bowing for ruku' and after the forehead touches the ground in sujud)? And is praying behind him more preferable than praying behind someone who shaves his beard?
Is it permissible to repeat after the Muezzin using more than one formulation, or must one stick to a single formulation?
Is it considered an innovation (bid'ah) to adhere to a specific madhhab, taking into account that the majority of Muslims adhere to one of the four madhhabs and that prominent scholars were followers of them?
How did the Prophet worship, and how can we be part of the Whole, and is there an accessible book for children that clarifies his fragrant biography?
Is it permissible to say that the Companions erred?
How can one tell if a story mentioned in the book "Tarikh al-Tabari" is from the Israʼiliyyat?
Is a follower [of a madhhab] obligated to adhere to a specific madhhab in all rulings, or is it permissible for him to adopt the opinions of other madhahib when they differ, such as the ruling on eating forgetfully during a Ramadan day?
Is it permissible to say: "He whom my Lord loves will not realize the time of the emergence of the Antichrist (Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal)"?
Is washing the beard under the tap before washing the hands, after washing the face three times, in Wudu considered an addition to the Sunnah?
Is the two-rak'ah prayer, followed by the supplication "O Allah, I ask You by Your Prophet, the Prophet of Mercy, O Prophet of Mercy, I have brought you to Allah so that He may fulfill my need," mentioned in the books of Sharia?
To what extent is the hadith "Whoever separates from the Community by a handspan has removed the yoke of Islam from his neck" authentic? And if it is authentic, what is its meaning and what is intended by "the Community" therein? Is it the religion or a specific community?
What is the ruling on praising the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, with poetic verses containing phrases such as "O my master, O Messenger of Allah, O my support," and "O you of vast grace, benevolence, and aid," and "O he who is hoped for in every calamity," and "You give generously without limit or number," and "How many hardships have you sufficed, and how many trials have your right hand untied from all knots," and "O noblest of creation, come to my aid and take my hand," and "In it is the succor of creation, a gift from the Self-Sufficient," and "He is sought for help in the greatest hardships," and "All demands and needs, if lost, are hoped for in this land"?
Which of the following descriptions of the prayer row is more correct: leaving a space not exceeding a handspan between the worshipper's feet with the possibility of small gaps between feet, or is it necessary for feet to be touching even if the distance between the worshipper's feet exceeds a handspan? And does a distance between the feet exceeding a handspan invalidate the prayer? And do slight gaps affect the straightness of the row?
Is the Duha Prayer performed consecutively, or is it permissible to separate its rak'ahs over periods?
Why was the suckling brother not mentioned among those to whom a woman is permitted to display her adornment in Surat An-Nur, while he was mentioned in the verse of prohibition in Surat An-Nisa? And what is the correct interaction with a suckling sister?