Following the Sunnah
626 questions
What is the ruling on using "bi'idhnillah" (by Allah's permission) instead of "insha'allah" (if Allah wills) when intending to do something in the future? And does the former link the action to Allah's will as the latter does? And is there any presumption against Allah in it?
Is not applying the prophetic hadith: "Hang the whip where the household can see it" – which includes children, servants, and the wife – considered a turning away from the Sunnah or a following of whims, especially if the wife does not inform her husband of this for fear that it might be understood as a request for her discipline, and is it permissible to abandon it if the husband does not need it due to the absence of insubordination?
If the Imams prohibited following them, then why do we follow them when our books are full of their sayings? And is one who imitates Imam Abu Hanifa sinful for not knowing his evidence, as he himself stipulated?
To what extent is the attribution of the book "Al-Fiqh al-Akbar" to Abu Hanifa accurate, and what is its status among the Salaf?
Is what is meant by the Hadith of the Two Weighty Things following the Qur'an and what is narrated from the Household of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt), and does this mean that the Shi'a are correct?
Which of the four Imams is the true Imam who follows the path of the straight way and follows the community of Muslims?
What is the warning and clarification regarding the division of the Salafis in one of the villages into two factions: the Hijazis and the Albanis?
How sound is Abu Dawud’s hadith, "He would point with his finger and not move it," and is the addition "and not move it" of sound and established isnad, and does it contradict Wa’il ibn Hujr’s hadith, "He would move it, supplicating with it," and how can the two be reconciled?
Which is better: the verbal Sunnah or the practical Sunnah? And what is better regarding the beard: dyeing it or leaving it white?
What is the authenticity of the following Hadith: "Any woman who moves something from one place to another within her husband's house, intending to improve it, Allah will look upon her"?
What are the easiest audiobooks by His Eminence Sheikh Muhammad bin Salih Al-Uthaymin in Creed, Fiqh, and Hadith, suitable for a beginner student of knowledge who leans towards the Hanbali school of thought?
Is the following Hadith authentic: “Indeed, death has agonies. O Allah, intensify the agonies of death for me and ease them for my Ummah”?
Is it obligatory for me to imitate the Imam in everything, even if it contradicts the Sunnah or the manner of the Prophet's prayer (peace be upon him)?
What is the ruling on reciting the Tashahhud with the following wording: "All greetings are due to Allah, and all prayers and good deeds. Peace be upon us and upon the righteous servants of Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, He is alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger"? And is it obligatory to repeat previous prayers if this wording is unacceptable?
Is there any evidence from the Qur’an or Sunnah supporting the prolongation of standing after rising from bowing in the second raka‘ah of the Fajr prayer, as mentioned by Ibn al-Qayyim in "Zad al-Ma'ad"?
What is meant by "Al-Izzah" (glory/might) mentioned in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and is it an outwardly worldly glory or an inner psychological one?
What is the meaning of the following words: Qiyas (analogical reasoning), Istihsan (juristic preference), and Taqnin (codification)?
Does Ibn al-Jarud's Hadith, which describes the Prophet's — may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him — prostration with his forearms lifted from his sides, indicate the Sunnah of placing the hands before the knees in prostration?
Is the use of the siwak a Sunnah in and of itself, or is the Sunnah cleanliness, and toothpaste can replace it?
Who are the people mentioned in the Hadith, "You will indeed follow the ways of those who came before you, handspan by handspan, cubit by cubit, so much so that if they were to enter a lizard’s hole, you would enter it too," and what is the Muslim's stance towards them, and what is the meaning of "handspan by handspan"?
How does one repent from extravagance in money, time, and food?
What are the signs of Allah's love for a servant, and what should one do to attain the highest degrees of Allah's love?
What is the ruling on the prayer of one who completed the Tashahhud and the Imam prostrated for forgetfulness, so the worshiper prostrated with him and then greeted after him?
Is the act of some students drinking half bottles of mineral water and rolling the other half with their feet like a ball a form of contempt for this great blessing?