Sending Blessings
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Is the Hadith, "There is no night except that the sea oversees them three times, asking permission to burst forth upon them, but Allah Almighty restrains it," authentic or weak?
Is the saying: "Leave the Turks as long as they leave you, and leave the Abyssinians as long as they leave you," an authentic Prophetic Hadith from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him? And what is its interpretation if it is authentic?
Does what happened with the wife constitute marital infidelity, and is the husband entitled to make her swear by Allah on the Quran, or by way of Li'an (mutual imprecation), to find out if she is in contact with another man while under his marital authority?
What is the Islamic law's view on the one who says that the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, could read and write in 73 languages, and was called "Ummī" (illiterate) because he was from the people of Mecca, which is Umm al-Qura (the Mother of all Settlements), wondering: How could he teach them what he did not master, when Allah the Almighty said: "It is He who has sent among the unlettered a messenger from themselves reciting to them His verses and purifying them and teaching them the Book and wisdom"?
What is the ruling on reciting the Tashahhud and the Salawat upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) aloud during prayer for someone with obsessive doubts (waswas), and does that invalidate it?
Is the attribute of silence affirmed for Allah, the Exalted and Most High, based on the Hadith: "And that which He remained silent about is pardoned"?
Is it permissible to wear a ring, whether made of silver or other material, engraved with "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"? And does the prohibition mentioned in the hadith of Anas ibn Malik, "Do not engrave upon it," include only the engraving of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," or does it extend to any other engraving? And was the prohibition specific to the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to prevent his seal from being forged?
What are the two fears and two assurances (amnan) that Allah Almighty mentioned in the Hadith Qudsi: "By My might and My majesty, I shall not combine for My servant two fears and two assurances"?
What is the ruling on wearing clothes that have non-embossed drawings of butterflies and birds, which are not images?
How authentic is the Hadith: "My Lord, do not blame me for what I do not possess," and what is its meaning if it is authentic?
Is (The astrologers have lied, even if they spoke the truth) a verse?
Does the death of a person or the occurrence of a calamity to the husband before consummating the marriage with his wife mean that she is not righteous, and what is the relationship of that to pessimism and ill omens, and what is the explanation of the Hadith that speaks about the best righteous wife?
I have a friend whom, when I kiss her, I feel lust. What should I do?
To what extent is the hadith authentic: "Whoever sees an oppressive ruler, who makes lawful what Allah has made unlawful, breaks the covenant of Allah, opposes the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, and deals with the servants of Allah with sin and aggression, then does not change [this] with words or deeds, it is deserving of Allah to admit him to the same place as him"?
What is the grade of the Hadith: "For the Kaaba to be demolished stone by stone is lesser in the sight of Allah than for the blood of a Muslim person to be shed"? And what is the ruling on one who errs in narrating Hadith out of forgetfulness, and is their action considered intentional lying about the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
How can one intellectually respond to the specious argument that the Holy Qur’an was quoted from previous books (the Torah and the Gospel), and what is the evidence against quoting the cosmic verses specifically?
Did any Christians or Jews remain in the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, upon the Tawhid (monotheism) and the true religion brought by the Prophets Moses and Jesus, peace be upon them, before the distortion?
Are the following two formulas for the Tashahhud defective in meaning: "O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim. And grant barakah to Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You granted barakah to Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious" and "O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, as You blessed Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim among the worlds. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious. And grant barakah to Muhammad, as You granted barakah to Ibrahim and the family of Ibrahim among the worlds. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Glorious"? And what is the opinion of the Hanbalis regarding someone who makes a mistake in the formula of blessing the Prophet (peace be upon him)? Is it correct for the worshipper to go back after the word "Ibrahim" to say "Indeed, You are Praiseworthy," and is prostration of forgetfulness required in this case?
What is the ruling on dedicating supplication solely to invoking blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, while maintaining the prescribed remembrances and supplications?
Does the hadith "Healing is in three" mean that healing is restricted to these three only, especially since there are other medicines mentioned by the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, such as black seed and Indian costus? And is the honey mentioned bee honey or black treacle?
How authentic is the circulating story about the cloak of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, with which the blind man was cured and regained his sight?
Did Yusuf (Joseph), peace be upon him, marry the woman who tempted him?
Do you have research on truffles, which were mentioned in the Hadith: "Truffles are a form of manna, and their water is a cure for the eye"?
Is the hadith, "The best soldiers on earth are the people of Egypt," authentic, and does it apply to them now?