Sending Blessings
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What does the worshiper say after each takbir in the Eid prayer?
What is the ruling on one who has intercourse with an animal while being ignorant of the legal ruling, and is it true that the perpetrator is to be killed and the animal is to be killed, and what is the animal's sin in this, and do the jurisprudential schools of thought agree on this opinion?
Is a supplication suspended between the heaven and the earth, neither rising nor being accepted unless prayers and peace are invoked upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him? And has a hadith been narrated to this effect?
Is it true that there is a prophetic hadith stating that a disease descends from the sky on a certain day of the year, entering every uncovered vessel, which necessitates discarding uncovered food for fear of wastefulness, and if it is not true, is that considered wastefulness?
How should female employees who send incorrect hadiths be alerted? Should a private message be sent to them individually or to everyone? And should everyone be alerted if there is doubt about the sender correcting the mistake, taking into account that this might cause embarrassment to them, and that the message might be addressed to people outside the workplace?
Does the supplication "O Allah, make my death a sleep" contradict the supplication "O Allah, I ask You for martyrdom in the mosque of Your Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)"?
Will the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, marry in Paradise Mary, Asiyah, and the wife of Pharaoh's barber (Mashitah)? What will be the status of his concubines, such as Maria al-Qibtiyyah? Will they be his wives in Paradise, or will they remain his concubines? And what is the number of Houris (heavenly companions) allocated to him?
Is "O Allah, make him understand the religion and teach him the interpretation" a Hadith narrated by the two Shaykhs in their Sahihs?
How is it permissible to enjoy oneself between the thighs of the wife while she is menstruating, given that the thighs are located between the navel and the knees, and you have mentioned in previous fatwas that it is not permissible to enjoy oneself in this area?
What is the meaning of the Hadith "Indeed, we have been forbidden to follow our gazes [with our eyes]," and is it authentic, and does it refer to shooting stars?
Is smiling or laughing with the intention of mocking the religion considered disbelief or an action for which a person will be held accountable, or does it fall under what Allah has forgiven for my Ummah, as stated in the Prophet's Hadith: "Indeed, Allah has forgiven my Ummah for whatever occurs to their souls, as long as they do not speak of it or act upon it"?
Is there an authentic Hadith that mentions that the reciter of Al-Fatihah and the last part of Surat Al-Baqarah is granted a reward for every letter thereof, and what is this reward beyond the multiplication of a good deed tenfold for reading a letter, and is the text related to supplicating with these verses?
How can one distinguish between the authentic and the fabricated among the Isra'iliyyat, and what is the ruling on transmitting and spreading them, and is it obligatory to denounce those who do so for publishing them?
Who is the narrator of the Hadith which mentions that the Prophet (peace be upon him) encouraged his Companions to frequently say, "There is no might nor power except with Allah," due to its virtue in repelling harm and, at the very least, anxiety?
What did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, say in the Tashahhud: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that I am the Messenger of Allah," or "I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
Is the Hadith: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will receive my intercession on the Day of Resurrection" weak, despite it being reported that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said it, and why?
How can one fill their heart with the love of Allah and His Messenger, and not be attached to anyone else, despite frequently engaging in dhikr, sending blessings upon the Prophet, listening to religious lectures, reciting the Quran, and observing prayers regularly?
What is the ruling on the confusion of the hadith "I am the master of the children of Adam" with "I am the master of the children of Banu Hashim," and is that considered a lie against the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him?
At what point does the lineage of Imam Al-Shafi'i meet with that of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
Is it permissible for a married woman to host her aunt, who lives 600 km away, if the aunt had taken care of her after her mother's death, and this visit is for the purpose of buying necessities for the aunt's son who is about to get married, while the husband objects to it?
Is the phrase "طيب الأنفاس" (tayyib al-anfas - good/pleasant of breaths) correct, and is it permissible to use it when sending prayers upon the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in the form: "اللهم صل وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد طيب الأنفاس" (O Allah, send prayers, peace, and blessings upon our master Muhammad, the good/pleasant of breaths)?
How is it that the prophets are the most severely tested of people—as stated in the noble Hadith: "The most severely tested of people are the prophets, then the righteous, then the next best"—when there were Companions like Ammar ibn Yasir and Bilal ibn Rabah who endured severe torture that some prophets did not experience?
What is our position on the narration of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, being afflicted by magic, and on verse 47 of Surat Al-Isra: "We know best what they listen to when they listen to you, and when they are in secret counsel, when the wrongdoers say: 'You follow none but a man bewitched'"—especially since scholars such as Dr. Muhammad Hidayat, Al-Ghazali, and Muhammad Abduh denied the incident of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, being afflicted by magic?
Is it permissible for a son to see his father's nakedness (only the thigh), even if the son is an adult, sane, and mature?