Sending Blessings
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What is the solution to the problem of feeling guilty when adhering to the prescribed number of tasbih and dhikr, while rejecting the suggested increase in those remembrances, and is this considered a rejection of good?
What is the ruling on saying, "Praise be to Allah, who guided us to this; and we would not have been guided had not Allah guided us. The messengers of our Lord have surely come with the truth. O Allah, to You be all praise. Our Lord, accept from us our prayers and fasting, and gather us in the company of the best of creation. Our Lord, make us live as believers and make us die as submissive, obedient, repentant Muslims to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, not altering nor changing, O Allah. O Allah, bless our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, as You blessed our master Abraham and the family of our master Abraham, and bestow Your grace upon our master Muhammad and the family of our master Muhammad, as You bestowed Your grace upon our master Abraham and the family of our master Abraham, O Lord of the worlds, indeed You are Praiseworthy and Responsive. Exalted be your Lord, the Lord of Might, above what they describe. And peace be upon the messengers. And praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds," after the Tarawih prayer, and is it considered among the innovated Bid'ah?
Is it permissible for me to wear a gift from my paternal aunt that has a pictorial image of a woman made of beads?
What is the Shar'i ruling for someone who calls the Messenger Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "Abu Ibrahim" instead of "Rasul Allah" (Messenger of Allah) or "Nabi Allah" (Prophet of Allah), similar to how common people are addressed, and is it permissible to use this appellation for the best of creation in this manner?
What is the danger of establishing the ḥadd punishment upon the poor and the weak without including the ruler and those in authority in Arab countries?
Which remembrance is better for a person: praying upon the Prophet, or seeking forgiveness, or saying "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), or combining them, and what is the meaning of a prolonged sitting?
To what extent is it permissible to supplicate with the mentioned text: "O You whose knowledge of my state suffices for my asking, bless our Master and Liege-Lord Muhammad, by the measure of the greatness of: 'There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers...'"?
Has Allah Almighty commanded entry into Islam, and what is the proof of that?
Is the meaning of "abṣara" (he saw) in the Hadith merely seeing, or seeing accompanied by the arousal of desire? And does the Hadith apply today, after familiarity with mixing and looking at women without the arousal of desire?
Is the "stray" mentioned in the noble Hadith: "If you see a man announcing a lost item in the mosque, say: 'May Allah not return it to you'," intended only to mean animals, or does it also include losing a wallet, a child, or important papers that are announced with a loudspeaker in the mosque, even if that is at times when there are no worshippers?
ما هو الجواب عن أسئلة القرآني التي تنص على أن أبا بكر لم يروِ أي حديث، وأن الرسول أمر بعدم كتابة الحديث وخالف الصحابة أمره في القرن الثالث؟ وهل يمكن أن يكون هنالك حديث نبوي نحسبه صحيحًا وهو موضوع؟
What is the ruling on exaggerating in revering brothers for the sake of Allah and becoming attached to others under the guise of love for the sake of Allah, and what are the limits of brotherhood for the sake of Allah? And is its highest degree intimate friendship (khullah)? And what is the Sharīʿah's opinion on private and general brotherhood and the ranks of brotherhood? And is it permissible to take the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, as an intimate friend (khalīl) after his death?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) with the wording: "O Allah, bless Muhammad as You love and are pleased for him"?
Is sitting in a smoking gathering and wearing shorts above the knee impermissible and does it prevent angels from entering? And does not mentioning God openly in this gathering fall under the Hadith, "its meaning being that whoever does not mention God in a gathering will have regret from God"?
Is there a Prophetic Hadith reported from the Prophet (peace be upon him) with the meaning: "Whoever has a day pass by him without his condition changing for the better, then the belly of the earth is better for him than its surface"?
What is the ruling on saying "By the secret of him upon whom Surat Al-Fatiha was revealed," and then reciting Al-Fatiha in a study circle? And what is the ruling on gatherings for sending blessings upon the Prophet? And is Surat Al-An'am for fulfilling needs, and if it is an innovation, is it permissible to recite it with a specific intention and a specific number when requested?
What is the ruling on one who made a covenant with Allah not to look at a neighbor's house, then broke his covenant, and how can he expiate for his sin?
Is saying, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" in the Tashahhud correct, and does omitting the letter waw after "Al-Tahiyyat Lillahi" invalidate the prayer and affect past prayers?
What is the ruling on adopting the easier opinion among different madhahib (schools of thought), based on the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) hadith: "He was not given a choice between two matters but that he chose the easier of them, as long as it was not sinful"?
To what extent is the hadith narrated in "Al-Mu'jam Al-Awsat by Al-Tabarani" authentic concerning the Prophet (peace be upon him) sending Ali as an emir over Yemen and Khalid ibn al-Walid over the mountain, and what followed that, such as Ali taking a slave girl from the khums, Buraydah complaining to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and the Prophet (peace be upon him) responding angrily by saying: "What is wrong with people who disparage Ali? Whoever disparages Ali has disparaged me, and whoever separates from Ali has separated from me. Indeed, Ali is from me and I am from him; he was created from my clay, and I was created from the clay of Abraham, and I am better than Abraham. 'A progeny, some of them from others. And Allah is All-Hearer, All-Knower'," and his saying to Buraydah: "O Buraydah, do you not know that Ali has more than the slave girl he took? And that he is your guardian after me"?
What is the ruling on supplicating with "O Allah, O Ever-Subtle, You have always been Subtle, be Subtle concerning what has descended" between the rak'ahs of Tarawih, and what is the ruling on reciting Surat "Qul Huwa Allah Ahad" and sending blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, between the Tarawih prayers?
Is it permissible to sell dead (carrion) chickens to feed guard dogs?
Why was the Grand Mosque called by this name, meaning "the Sacred" (Al-Haram)?
Was the Prophet’s (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) call to Islam by correspondence limited to kings and rulers outside the Arabian Peninsula, and how many times did he invite them to this?