Following the Sunnah

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Is committing to reading Imam Al-Nawawi's Hizb every morning an innovation (bid'ah)?
Is saying "There is no god but Allah," then the other party responds with "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" at the end of phone calls or while traveling considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
How can one draw closer to God and His Messenger, and attain their pleasure through one's deeds?
Is one who hears a verse of prostration from another country obligated to prostrate?
How does one respond to those who forbid following scholars or preachers, claiming their creed is corrupt, or they commit sins, or they weaken strong hadiths, knowing that these scholars and preachers have a great impact on spreading the Islamic call?
To what extent is the collective ختم (recitation leading to completion) of the Qur'an permissible online, whereby each member reads a portion of it in their home with the intention of a collective ختم?
ما هو تعريف السنة؟
Is it permissible, according to the Maliki school, to abandon the opinion regarding the impurity of semen and adopt the opinion of the Shafi'i and Hanbali schools to limit obsessive doubts? And is it permissible to let one's garment hang below the ankles without arrogance, or must one refrain from letting it hang down for fear of falling into a wrong intention?
What is the definition of each of the following: Al-Mandūb (the recommended), Al-Wājib (the obligatory), Al-Makrūh (the disliked), Al-Sunnah Al-Mu'akkadah (the emphasized Sunnah), and Al-Fāsiq (the dissolute/transgressor)?
Is it sunnah to raise the hands for the takbir when standing up from the second intermediate tashahhud in the congregational Maghrib prayer that one joined late?
Are the "people of the step" a category of believers whom God has honored by making distances shorter for them?
Are my prayers valid after shifting from the obligation of washing dog impurity seven times to the view that washing it once or until its traces are removed is sufficient?
What is the reality of the Hanbalis being called "Hashwiyyah," and what is the difference between them and the Maturidis?
Is there a greater reward for one who grows his beard fully compared to one who shortens it, and what are the proofs from the Sunnah of the Prophet regarding the importance of growing the beard?
How do young people learn the affairs of their religion, and from whom, and how do they choose what they read in light of the presence of many extremists and those who go to excess, who issue fatwas without knowledge, and their affairs become confused?
Was it said that Ibn Hazm permitted singing? Is this true?
What are the three excuses for imams whose opinions are accepted by the Ummah if their statements contradict an authentic hadith?
Is it permissible to connect and pause while reciting Al-Fatihah, such that the worshiper pauses after "All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds," and then continues with "Lord of the worlds, The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"? And is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
How can it be explained to a Christian friend, who is convinced of Islam but confused by the different schools of thought, that following the Sunnah of the Prophet is the path to salvation?
Is the Sunnah of the 'Isha Prayer confirmed, and is it prayed before or after the فرض (Fard obligatory prayer)?
Is the narration attributed to Al-Hasan Al-Basri, "There is no day whose dawn breaks but it calls out: O son of Adam, I am a new creation, and I am a witness to your deeds, so take provision from me, for when I pass, I will not return until the Day of Resurrection," authentic in its meaning and wording?
How do we deal with the Sunnah?
What are the reasons for the existence of many sects in Islam, for Islam's recognition of Jesus (peace be upon him), and for the obligation of hijab on women but not on men?
Should matters about which scholars differ be considered doubtful matters that must be avoided, or is it better to adopt the fatwa that brings peace to the heart and mind, taking into account the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Beware of doubtful matters"?

Following the Sunnah

Is committing to reading Imam Al-Nawawi's Hizb every morning an innovation (bid'ah)?

Is saying "There is no god but Allah," then the other party responds with "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" at the end of phone calls or while traveling considered an innovation (bid'ah)?

How can one draw closer to God and His Messenger, and attain their pleasure through one's deeds?

Is one who hears a verse of prostration from another country obligated to prostrate?

How does one respond to those who forbid following scholars or preachers, claiming their creed is corrupt, or they commit sins, or they weaken strong hadiths, knowing that these scholars and preachers have a great impact on spreading the Islamic call?

To what extent is the collective ختم (recitation leading to completion) of the Qur'an permissible online, whereby each member reads a portion of it in their home with the intention of a collective ختم?

ما هو تعريف السنة؟

What is the definition of each of the following: Al-Mandūb (the recommended), Al-Wājib (the obligatory), Al-Makrūh (the disliked), Al-Sunnah Al-Mu'akkadah (the emphasized Sunnah), and Al-Fāsiq (the dissolute/transgressor)?

Is it sunnah to raise the hands for the takbir when standing up from the second intermediate tashahhud in the congregational Maghrib prayer that one joined late?

Are the "people of the step" a category of believers whom God has honored by making distances shorter for them?

Are my prayers valid after shifting from the obligation of washing dog impurity seven times to the view that washing it once or until its traces are removed is sufficient?

What is the reality of the Hanbalis being called "Hashwiyyah," and what is the difference between them and the Maturidis?

Is there a greater reward for one who grows his beard fully compared to one who shortens it, and what are the proofs from the Sunnah of the Prophet regarding the importance of growing the beard?

How do young people learn the affairs of their religion, and from whom, and how do they choose what they read in light of the presence of many extremists and those who go to excess, who issue fatwas without knowledge, and their affairs become confused?

Was it said that Ibn Hazm permitted singing? Is this true?

What are the three excuses for imams whose opinions are accepted by the Ummah if their statements contradict an authentic hadith?

Is it permissible to connect and pause while reciting Al-Fatihah, such that the worshiper pauses after "All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds," and then continues with "Lord of the worlds, The Most Gracious, the Most Merciful"? And is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?

How can it be explained to a Christian friend, who is convinced of Islam but confused by the different schools of thought, that following the Sunnah of the Prophet is the path to salvation?

Is the Sunnah of the 'Isha Prayer confirmed, and is it prayed before or after the فرض (Fard obligatory prayer)?

How do we deal with the Sunnah?

What are the reasons for the existence of many sects in Islam, for Islam's recognition of Jesus (peace be upon him), and for the obligation of hijab on women but not on men?

Should matters about which scholars differ be considered doubtful matters that must be avoided, or is it better to adopt the fatwa that brings peace to the heart and mind, taking into account the words of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Beware of doubtful matters"?