Life and Seerah
190 questions
What are the types of Prophetic Sunnah, with an example for each?
What is the explanation of the hadith: "Do you know about this night? For there will not come a hundred years upon any living soul on the face of the earth today but that they will be dead by then"?
How does a Muslim know if a difficult life is a trial from Allah or a manifestation of His wrath?
Is it permissible to photograph buildings and inanimate objects, taking into account the Sacred Hadith: "Who is more unjust than one who tries to create something like My creation? Let him create a grain of wheat or a barleycorn"? And does the prohibition apply to photographing inanimate objects?
Is it an essential condition for retribution (qisas) that the killer be equal in status to the victim, and does this apply to differences in gender? Is it true that a master is not killed if he kills his slave, and what is the maximum punishment for him? Does the rule that parents are not killed for killing their child apply to cases of deliberate child murder, such as killing due to adultery?
Is it permissible for my father to say to my mother: "Half of the house is hers if he dies before her"?
Is the narrowness of one's home a sign of a Muslim's wretchedness?
ماذا يُطلق على مَن أسلم في زمن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم ولم يره؟
The life of Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him.
Was the inheritance of the 'Asaba (agnates) mentioned in the Qur’an or Hadith, and was ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, the first to implement it?
What is the ruling on dealing with statues made of marble, the sale of which is forbidden?
How can one know and understand the complete life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) from his birth until his death, including his way of thinking and his most intricate details, and what are the suggested books and educational resources for that, and in what order should they be read, and what is the difference between the Prophetic biography (Sirah Nabawiyah) and the jurisprudence of the Prophetic biography (Fiqh al-Sirah al-Nabawiyah), and which one should one begin with?
Does the curse mentioned in the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying, "May Allah curse the one who plucks eyebrows and the one for whom they are plucked," last for the rest of one's life?
What is the meaning of "dead animal's sinew," and is it meant specifically, or does it apply by analogy to other parts of the dead animal? And how can the prohibition against benefiting from sinew be reconciled with the hadith "Its eating was merely forbidden"?
What was Imam Al-Dhahabi's stance on Ibn Taymiyyah, and did he write a biography of him?
Is it permissible to open a savings account for children in a bank, and should equality be observed between them or should the male be favored?
What is meant by teaching the dying person "Lā ilāha illā Allāh" (There is no god but Allah) in the prophetic tradition: "Teach your dying ones: There is no god but Allah"?
What is the meaning of the first part of the Hadith: "Whoever has seen me has seen me," and does it refer to seeing his image as he was in this worldly life, or in any form, as long as it is known that he is the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? And what is the meaning of the second part of the Hadith: "he will see me"?
What is the status of the Seerah in relation to the Qur'an?
Is the narration that the ransom for some of the prisoners of Badr was teaching ten Muslim children sound?
How do we reconcile the condition of safety from harm for enjoining good and forbidding evil with Allah's saying: "They strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic," and the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "Let not the awe of people prevent a man from speaking the truth"?
I know that the Prophet is strong, so is he the strongest man?
What is the ruling on joining secular or infidel parties (such as the Socialist Ba'ath Party) for the purpose of benefit?
Does seeking scientific and social compatibility between a man and a woman for choosing a life partner contradict the Prophetic Hadith: "If someone whose دين (religious commitment) and خُلُق (moral character) you approve comes to you, then marry him"?