Sending Blessings
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What is the meaning of "Lord of everything and its Sovereign Master" mentioned in the well-known supplication?
Is it permissible to say: "Let the boy come so we can pray upon the Prophet"?
Is it true that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, said: "Learn certainty in Allah, for I am learning it"? And if it is true, how did the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, learn it, and how can I learn it?
Is it permissible to pray in mosques where there are innovations (bid’ahs), such as dedicating Friday to reading the Qur’an and reciting the Abrahamic prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiyah) in the Adhan?
Is it necessary to inform the suitor that his fiancée had her right ovary removed due to an ovarian cyst?
Is the Prophet's — may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him — laughter in the story of the female Companion who was carrying a dagger and intending to stab the polytheists with it considered his approval of her action and his contentment with it?
When does love reach a degree that its owner will be gathered with those he loved, and are all types of love included in the Hadith, or is intense attachment a condition, and does loving the people of Japan fall under this Hadith?
How can we reconcile Jābir's narration that the first revelation of the Qur’an was "O you wrapped in garments" (Sūrat al-Muddaththir), with ʿĀʾishah's narration that the first revelation was "Recite in the name of your Lord who created" (Sūrat al-ʿAlaq)?
What is the response to the specious argument that Aminah bint Wahb was pregnant with someone other than the Prophet (peace be upon him), based on her statement: "I became pregnant with him, and I never felt a pregnancy lighter than it," and the interpretation of this as an exaggeration or a mere coincidence?
What are the examples of Shura in the dealings of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and his Companions, and how can they be benefited from?
Why do the Sunnis follow the four Imams, even though they did not live during the time of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and they do not follow the Household of the Prophet?
What is the truth behind the Prophet's -peace and blessings be upon him- initial refusal of the marriage of Fatimah to Ali -may Allah honor his countenance-, what was the reason for it, and is this true?
How authentic are the hadiths: "O Ali, this is Jibreel informing me that Allah has married you to Fatimah," "Fatimah is a part of me; what pains her pains me, and what pleases her pleases me," "The Mahdi is from my progeny, from the offspring of Fatimah," and "The verse of purification was revealed concerning five: myself, Ali, Hasan, Husain, and Fatimah"?
How can one reconcile the fatwa that permits suffice it to say "Allahumma salli ala Muhammad (O Allah, bless Muhammad)" in the final tashahhud, according to those who consider sending blessings upon the Prophet a pillar of prayer, with the hadith: "Do not send incomplete blessings upon me." They asked, "What is that?" He said, "When you say: 'Allahumma salli ala Muhammad' only. Rather, say: 'Allahumma salli ala Muhammad wa ala ali Muhammad (O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad)'"?
To what extent are the two hadiths "The best of my Ummah are its scholars, and the best of its scholars are its jurists" and "One jurist is harder on Shaytan than a thousand worshippers" authentic? And do they indicate the superiority of jurists over other scholars, such as scholars of Qira'at (recitations) and Hadith? And who holds the highest status with Allah?
What is the ruling on abbreviating the name Muhammad when writing it in English as "Mohd"?
What is the meaning of the Hadith: "Yemen will be opened, and people will come boasting, carrying their families and those who obey them, and Madinah would be better for them, if only they knew. And Sham will be opened, and people will come boasting, carrying their families and those who obey them, and Madinah would be better for them, if only they knew. And Iraq will be opened, and people will come boasting, carrying their families and those who obey them, and Madinah would be better for them, if only they knew"?
Does a woman's wearing of an isdal resemble some innovators?
Is it true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to move his index finger in a circular motion throughout the entire Tashahhud until the Taslim, and that he would raise his finger when saying, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and His Messenger," and then resume the circular motion? And would the questioner be sinful if he adopted this opinion?
ما الفرق بين الاعتقاد وحديث النفس؟
What is the ruling on the supplication: "O Allah, send prayers upon our Master Muhammad until nothing of Your prayers remains, and grant peace upon our Master Muhammad until nothing of Your peace remains, and bestow blessings upon our Master Muhammad until nothing of Your blessings remains"?
Is saying "Allahumma Subhanaka (O Allah, glory be to You)" during prostration, before supplicating for the good of this world and the hereafter, legislated, or should one be limited to what is sunnah? And is it permissible to praise Allah, send blessings upon the Prophet, and make tawakkul (rely entirely on Allah) at this point after saying "Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la (Glory be to my Lord, the Most High)"?
Which type of vinegar did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, mean in his saying: "The best of condiments or the best of foods is vinegar"?
Does the Gospel include scientific miracles like the Qur’an? Did the Qur’an borrow these miracles from it? And what is the conclusive proof that Islam is the final religion?