Sending Blessings
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What should I have done when I doubted sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) during the Taslim in prayer?
Is the Hadith, "Whoever says: 'I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, and with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) as a Prophet,' will be guaranteed Paradise," authentic or weak?
What is the remedy for misgivings about the authenticity of religious accounts, such as the reason for the revelation of Surat Al-Kahf, or Abu Lahab's secret conversion to Islam, and is it permissible to mention the chains of transmission (asanid) for these accounts?
What is the ruling on a Muslim telling a Christian, during a debate, that the verses in the Gospel discussing sex are not the word of God because God is far removed from such matters? Is it considered disbelief to refrain from mentioning a noble prophetic hadith due to people accusing the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) of uttering obscene speech? And is a person held responsible for someone's apostasy due to their mentioning a noble hadith?
Can the Hadith "My Ummah will split..." be interpreted as "Ummah" therein meaning the Ummah of conveying (Ummat al-Tabligh) and not the Ummah of response (Ummat al-Istijabah), and accordingly, that Muslims, with their various sects and madhhabs, are the single, saved group?
How does a Muslim avoid earning unlawful money when getting married if his salary is modest?
What is the ruling on the hadith narrated that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, taught a woman to glorify Allah with pebbles, a remembrance that is: "Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah) as much as what He created in the heavens, and Subhan Allah as much as what He created on earth, and Subhan Allah as much as what is between them, and Subhan Allah as much as He is going to create; and Allahu Akbar (Allah is the Greatest) likewise; and Al-Hamdulillah (All praise is due to Allah) likewise; and La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but Allah) likewise; and La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no might or power except with Allah) likewise"? Is its chain of narration hasan (good) or sahih (authentic), and is it permissible to act upon it and be diligent in doing so?
What is the wisdom behind entering the restroom with the left foot and eating with the right hand, and is the left-handed person exempted from this?
What is the correct form of greeting?
Does the Prophet's saying, peace and blessings be upon him: "So pledge allegiance to him, even if crawling on snow," indicate that the earth will become meadows and rivers at the end of time?
Why doesn't God answer our prayers?
Does the Messenger, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him, benefit from our prayers upon him?
Who is the stingy person mentioned in the noble Hadith?
Does the statement of Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him): "We were given rain by the the An-Naw' of Al-Fath (a specific star)" contradict the Hadith of Zayd ibn Khalid Al-Juhani (may Allah be pleased with him)?
How sound is the sacred Hadith (Hadith Qudsi) that states: "O son of Adam, do not fear anyone with authority as long as My authority endures, and My authority shall never cease. O son of Adam, do not fear scarcity of provision, for My treasuries are full and My treasuries shall never be exhausted. O son of Adam, do not seek other than Me, for I am for you; if you seek Me, you will find Me, but if you miss Me, you will miss out, and goodness will elude you. O son of Adam, I created you for worship, so do not play; and I allotted your provision to you, so do not toil. For if you are content with what I have allotted to you, I will relieve your heart and body, and you will be praiseworthy in My sight"?
What is the Hadith that describes a situation in which the Prophet was sitting with some men, who then delved into news of women, and the Companion wished that the Prophet would stop talking with them?
Is going to a place that a soothsayer predicted about my missing brother considered a sin upon us, or does the sin fall only upon the one who went to the soothsayer?
What is the formula for sending blessings upon the Prophet, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, and what are the best times to send blessings upon him?
ما هو أصح وأرجح الأقوال في درجة حديث: "من زار قبري وجبت له شفاعتي"؟
What are the suitable supplications for answered prayers in times of need, and what is the time of the last third of the night, and how should a Muslim supplicate to his Lord for his prayer to be answered, and is it true that every created soul has a mate, and why do divorce and spinsterhood occur if that is true?
Is the one who abandates the Sunnah punished?
Is this Hadith authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, in Al-Bukhari verbatim: "O Allah, bless Muhammad and his wives and his offspring, as You blessed the family of Ibrahim, and bestow Your graces upon Muhammad and his wives and his offspring, as You bestowed Your graces upon the family of Ibrahim, You are indeed Worthy of Praise, Full of Glory"? Or is it from the narrator Al-Sa'di, where he omitted "the family" (Al) and narrated "the offspring and the wives" by meaning?
What is the ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), seeking forgiveness (Istighfar), and reciting "Ya Latif" a specific number of times, with the intention of protecting a person and safeguarding them from any harm, knowing that anything not mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah is considered an innovation (Bid'ah)?
"Is the Sunnah to use the siwak with the right hand or the left? And what is the evidence for that? "