Sending Blessings
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Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) or seek forgiveness while descending for prostration, or when rising for the third rak'ah after the tashahhud in the second rak'ah, with the intention of maintaining khushu' (devotional humility) in prayer?
Is the repetition of certain invocations (dhikr) with the phrasing: "by the number of His creation, by His own pleasure, by the weight of His Throne, and by the ink of His words" considered a violation or an innovation (bid'ah)?
What is the correct wording for the Tashahhud, and is it permissible to say: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," or is it obligatory to suffice with saying: "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"? And what is the story behind the Tashahhud?
Is one Tasmiyah sufficient with the first shake of the bedding three times, or is Tasmiyah required with each shake? Is it permissible to shake the bedding by hand? What is the correct way to do so? Is wiping the bedding from the right considered an innovation?
Is the prohibition by the Prophet, peace be upon him, "Do not associate except with a believer," to be understood as an outright prohibition (tahrim) or as a disapproval (karahah), especially if the association is with a Muslim who is a transgressor (fasiq) but loves Allah and His Messenger, and does not involve participation in or approval of unlawful acts? And what is meant by "believer" in this hadith?
Is the poor prophet superior to the rich, sovereign prophet, such that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is superior to Solomon, and does this mean that the poor scholar is superior to the rich, sovereign scholar?
What is the interpretation of seeing a vision of the Prophet's face (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream, corresponding to the true description?
Is it permissible for an Imam to play Al-Burda poem and religious songs instead of the Quran before the prayer, and to ask the people to hold a gathering of remembrance (dhikr) that includes sending blessings upon the Prophet and reciting the Shahada 100 times each through the mosque's microphone after the Isha prayer, or is this considered an innovation (bid'ah)?
How can the desire for wealth be reconciled with being gathered with the poor and the needy?
To what extent is the hadith "Whoever makes all of his supplications prayers upon the Prophet, he will be spared the worries of this world and the Hereafter" authentic, and does it mean to suffice with praying upon him without supplicating for other good things of this world and the Hereafter?
What sin falls upon the deceased because he held his father's licensed weapon without his knowledge, and is his death considered martyrdom?
To what extent is it true that the wisdom behind the death of the Messenger's sons, peace and blessings be upon him, is that they were prophets, and that the Messenger is the Seal of the Prophets? And to what extent is the hadith true which states that the Messenger sought his Lord's permission to visit his mother's grave and was granted it, but then sought permission to ask for her forgiveness and was refused, and that Allah sends prophets to test those who died before prophethood?
How authentic is the Hadith: "Hussein is from me and I am from Hussein," and what is the meaning of its second part: "and I am from Hussein"?
What is the ruling on one who is ungrateful to her husband?
What should we do to confront those who deny the Hadith and claim that it was compiled three centuries after the death of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and who assert that Jesus, peace be upon him, will be identified through DNA analysis?
Is it confirmed that Umar ibn al-Khattab said: "If I had met Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, and then appointed him and then stood before my Lord, and He asked me, 'Why did you appoint him over the Ummah of Muhammad?' I would have said, 'I heard Your servant and Your intimate friend say, "For every nation there is an amin (trustee), and the amin of this Ummah is Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah."' And if I had met Khalid ibn al-Walid, and then appointed him and then stood before my Lord, and He asked me, 'Whom did you appoint over the Ummah of Muhammad?' I would have said, 'I heard Your servant and Your intimate friend say to Khalid, "Khalid is a sword from the swords of Allah, which Allah has unsheathed against the idolaters'"?
How many times should one wash one's hands with soap after leaving the toilet, and what is the Shar'i (Islamic legal) evidence for that?
What is the evidence for invoking blessings upon the Companions in the prayer upon the Prophet (peace be upon him), and is it permissible to include them therein?
Is it permissible to spy on a son's wife who leaves the house frequently, by sending a trusted person to find out her destination, knowing that she prays and fasts, and that the husband is acting strangely, which is said to be due to sorcery?
What is the difference between using "Anzalnahu" (We sent it down) and "Nazala" (it descended) in the Quranic verse: "And with the truth We sent it down, and with the truth it descended"?
How can it be explained that the earth does not consume the body of a Christian priest who died as an unbeliever, even though the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, informed us that the earth is forbidden from consuming the bodies of prophets only?
What should the worshipper do if he enters the mosque and the Imam is in the Tashahhud, and he does not know which Tashahhud it is, should he recite the first or the second Tashahhud?
Is it established that the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw his Lord in a dream in the form of a man? What is the explanation of this hadith, and is it authentic?
Was the punishment for those who lagged behind the Battle of Tabuk public shaming?