Sending Blessings
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How can someone pay Zakat on my behalf if my garment hangs below the ankles (isbal), and can I pay Zakat on my own behalf?
Is there not, in the Prophet's glorification of his Lord by saying: "I am the Compeller, I am the Majestic, I am the Sovereign, I am the All-Mighty, I am the Most Generous," and his gesturing with his hand to indicate that, a resemblance that contradicts His saying, the Most High: "There is nothing like Him, and He is the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing"?
Were the polytheists of Quraish punished with drought after the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) supplication against them, taking into consideration what was narrated by Abu Hurairah and Ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with them)?
How did a devil dare approach the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, when he feared 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him?
Do scholars consider the Hadith: "Allah Almighty created a thousand nations, six hundred of which are in the sea and four hundred on land. The first of these nations to perish will be the locusts. When they perish, [the others] will follow in succession like beads from a string when its thread is cut," as evidence for the non-extinction of dinosaurs, because they will perish after the locusts and not before them?
What is the explanation of the hadith: "The hope of my Ummah is one hundred years," and what are the indications and signs of Qadhf (being pelted/accused), Khasf (sinking into the earth), Rajf (shaking/trembling), and the sending of the muzzled devils mentioned in the hadith, and when do these matters occur?
Is it correct to say "nastahmid Allah" instead of "nahmid Allah"?
How authentic is the aforementioned Hadith, and is it permissible to act upon a weak Hadith regarding the virtues of deeds?
How sound is the Hadith attributed to the Prophet—may God’s prayers and peace be upon him—to Ali: "You are to me as Aaron was to Moses," and is it permissible to supplicate with "O God, bless me in death and what comes after death," which is mentioned therein, and to act upon the supplications and deeds contained within it?
Is the hadith that speaks of the necessity of staying in one's home and attending to one's affairs when tribulations (fitan) appear at the End of Times authentic?
How can one reconcile the Prophet's hadiths that include cursing and reviling individuals, such as the Hadith of the Battle of Tabuk and the Hadith of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), with his سيرته (biography/conduct) which calls for gentle speech, purity of language, and refraining from reviling people?
Will Allah (SWT) hold one accountable for good thoughts, such as sending blessings upon the Prophet, seeking forgiveness, or remembering Allah (SWT), without uttering them verbally? And will they be counted as good deeds? And can Allah (SWT) fulfill a good wish through intention without vocalization or supplication?
Is the hadith “Whoever recites 'Ya-Sin' in the morning will remain in joy until evening, and whoever recites it in the evening will remain in joy until morning” authentic? And to what extent is it true that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, regularly recited it at dawn?
To what extent is the hadith narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, authentic: "If my Ummah hates its scholars, and its markets are built high, and marriage is made a means of gathering wealth, then Allah will afflict them with four: famine, the oppression of rulers, the lies of governors and those in charge of their affairs, and the ganging up of nations against them"?
Is there sound evidence from the Qur’an and Sunnah that the Prophet (peace be upon him), upon his return from the Mi’raj, found his bed still warm, water spilled and dripping, and the door chain still swinging?
Are Gog and Magog alive and imprisoned behind the wall built by Dhul-Qarnayn, and is this wall real or imaginary?
Is the supplication of the oppressed, which is answered, restricted to supplicating against the oppressor, or is it absolute?
What is the meaning of the Prophet's saying (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): "Indeed, from the clouds are openings through which Allah comes, surrounded by angels"?
ما هو الحديث المرسل؟
What is the supplication for looking in the mirror, and is it: "O Allah, as You have made my outward form beautiful, make my inward form beautiful"?
Is there any authentic hadith or narration regarding a Companion who forgot an appointment with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, in Yathrib, and the Messenger waited for him from Dhuhr until Maghrib?
What is the authenticity of the hadith attributed to Lady Aisha regarding her needle falling and her room being illuminated by the light of the Prophet's face (peace and blessings be upon him), and his saying: "Woe to him who does not see me on the Day of Resurrection," then clarifying it as "he who, when I am mentioned in his presence, does not invoke blessings upon me"?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) take a midday nap?
Are "Hadith" and "Sunnah" synonymous, or do they differ in meaning?