Following the Sunnah
626 questions
Is it permissible to celebrate New Year's holidays, and how can those who celebrate them be convinced that it is not permissible, citing evidence?
Is it obligatory for a Muslim to follow a specific one of the four madhhabs, and if not, how does he choose rulings? Is it true that some hadiths unknown to the four imams play a role in rulings? Does the book Fiqh As-Sunnah contain weak hadiths, and is there a corrected version of it? What is the opinion on the book "Al-Fiqh fi Al-Madhahib Al-Arba'ah" and Ibn Qudamah's book Al-Mughni?
Has revelation ceased after the Seal of the Prophets, and can it descend upon a woman, or did it descend upon Moses' mother and address Mary?
Are the following two hadiths authentic: "No money has ever benefited me as much as Khadijah's money has benefited me," and is it authentically reported that the Prophet said: "I want to see myself in my money"?
Who was the first to compile the Hadith of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him?
What is the ruling on the preacher striking the pulpit with a stick three times when ascending it and during the sermon?
Are devotional recitations such as Wird al-Taj, Wird Lakhi, and Wird Tanajiana considered innovations (bid‘ah)?
What is the method for counting tasbih, along with its evidence, and should it be counted for adhkar that are two or more in number?
Did the Righteous Caliphs commit murder and mutilation, and is any act they did considered a Sunnah to be followed, even if it was a precedent?
What is the Shariah ruling on the following: staying at home without a niqab in front of non-mahram men, or completing studies without a niqab, or completing studies with a niqab secretly while rarely returning home? And is a hunger strike to pressure parents for the niqab permissible or forbidden? And is one who dies because of it considered a suicide?
Why did Ibn Hazm not cite any hadith from Baqi ibn Makhlad's Musnad in his book "Al-Muhalla," despite his praise for it? And was Baqi's Musnad lost before Ibn Hazm's time? And is his Musnad restricted to Marfu'at (Prophetic traditions directly attributed to the Prophet)? And why did Ibn Hazm not mention anything from Baqi's book that he compiled on the rulings of the Tabi'in?
How can one respond to those who claim that the rituals of Hajj can be performed in any month of the known months, citing Allah’s saying: "The Hajj is [during] well-known months," and not necessarily in the month of Dhul-Hijjah?
Is there a prayer called the "Sunnah of Marriage" prayed as two rak'ahs before consummation (intercourse)?
Am I sinful if I do not pray behind an imam who errs in reciting the Qur’an, knowing that I recite the Qur’an better than him and he is older than me in age?
Is it obligatory to exhale water three times after sniffing water three times during ablution, or should the exhalation be done once at the end?
Is it permissible to perform Dhikr by saying: "My Lord is enough for me, glorified be Allah, there is nothing in my heart but Allah, the Light of Muhammad, peace be upon him," especially "the Light of Muhammad," and was this reported from the Prophet, peace be upon him?
Is it permissible to disseminate guidance on water conservation in places of worship frequented by people of innovation, and is this considered cooperation in righteousness or indirect material assistance?
Is it permissible for me to sleep on my left side?
Is it permissible and recommendable to recite multiple and varied forms of remembrance (dhikr) such as "SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah), Alhamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest), La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no might or power except with Allah), SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi (Glory and praise be to Allah), Astaghfirullaha wa atubu ilayh (I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him), and SubhanAllahi wa bihamdihi, adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi (Glory and praise be to Allah, as much as the number of His creation, as much as pleases Him, as much as the weight of His Throne, and as much as the ink of His words)" and others during bowing (rukū) and prostration (sujūd) in prayer?
How sound is the Hadith: "The first heaven compared to the second heaven is but like a seed in a desert, and the second heaven compared to the third heaven is but like a seed in a desert..." and who narrated it?
Is it permissible to change one's sex from female to male or vice-versa, with evidence from the Quran and Sunnah?
What is the stance of Islam on the strict customs and traditions of Yemeni society regarding marriage and women, which prevent a young man from seeing the girl or knowing anything about her before the wedding?
What is the preponderant ruling, supported by evidence, regarding the celebration of the Prophet's birthday, concerning the two opinions of "innovation" and "permissibility"?
How can a person follow the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger in our current era?