Sending Blessings
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Does the meaning of Wa'il's –may Allah be pleased with him– Hadith: "He moves it, supplicating with it," merely refer to pointing and raising the finger?
Is placing a picture bearing the name "Muhammad" or a symbol representing him, as an expression of love for the the Prophet and a rejection of offending him, considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
How can the Prophet (peace be upon him) not know what his Companions innovated after him, despite the عرض (presentation/display) of his Ummah's deeds to him in his grave?
Why is the حدّ (prescribed punishment) of stoning, which is mentioned in an abrogated verse and for which no text was revealed in the Qur’an, applied, while the hadiths about stoning contradict the verses of Surat An-Nur? And did the incident of stoning in the Sirah (Prophet's biography) occur before or after the revelation of Surat An-Nur?
What is the explanation of the hadith: "Assistance is commensurate with the burden," and is it true that whoever intends to undertake a task, such as memorizing a book, Allah will help him with it, and that assistance is commensurate with the intention?
Is what a preacher said true, that there will be a wall of fire on the Day of Judgment, from which a new messenger will emerge for the people of the Fatra (those who lived in periods without a prophet) ordering them to enter the Fire, and that this messenger belongs to a different world, knowing that Prophet Muhammad is the Seal of the Prophets for this world?
What is the ruling on a person saying, "This soap has no effect now," while believing that black seed is a cure for diseases, and is this statement considered a sin?
Is it permissible to exchange a commodity for another commodity of the same kind or of a different kind, whether deferred or immediately?
To what extent is the story true regarding the King of Malabar in India, Chakrawati Farmas, when he witnessed the splitting of the moon during the era of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and subsequently traveled to him, embraced Islam at his hands, became a companion, and died on his return journey in Dhofar, Oman, and that his name among the Arabs was Sarbānk?
Is saying in supplication, "O Allah, Lord of the Worlds," incorrect?
How do we reconcile the Prophetic saying "The Book of Allah and my progeny, my Ahl al-Bayt" with the reality of corrupt individuals among those who claim lineage to Ahl al-Bayt? Does adherence to them mean blind imitation or love? And what about boasting about lineage?
Who will be the first to cross the Sirat?
To what extent is the supplication authentic: "O Allah, I ask You by the Throne, and the Footstool, and the light upon which our Master Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, is, that You subdue for me the heart of whomever You have made me dependent upon, and that You protect me from the evil of one who has power over me, and over whom I have no power"?
What is the wisdom behind uncles sharing in the inheritance with the daughter and not sharing with the son?
Is the compensation money obtained from an accident caused by the deceased herself permissible or impermissible? And is it permissible to take it with the intention of donating it if the siblings insist on taking it?
Is collective dhikr (remembrance of God) aloud, saying: "Hasbi Allah (God suffices me)," "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah (There is no might or power except with God)," and "La ilaha illa Allah (There is no god but God)" one hundred times each, then repeating the Mighty and Exalted Name of God while interlocking hands and moving the head, permissible? And did the Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, do it with Abu Bakr, Umar, and Ali, may God be pleased with them?
Is the Hadith that mentions the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entering the Kaaba and seeing pictures hanging on its walls, then commanding the removal of all pictures except for the image of Jesus, peace be upon him, saying: "Leave this one," authentic or weak, and what is its text?
Which Qur’anic verse prohibits gold for men?
What is the ruling on saying "Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad" (O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad) when one forgets a word during a conversation in order to remember it?
How can one determine which of the two people who loved each other then separated committed the sin, in accordance with the Hadith: "Two people do not love each other and then separate except due to a sin committed by one of them"?
What is the ringing sound heard in the ear?
What is the difference between the pillars (arkān) of prayer, its obligations (wājibāt), and its recommended acts (sunan)?
What is the ruling on one who slanders the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
Is the aforementioned wording for praying upon the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, correct before the Tasleem?