Sending Blessings
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How can one respond to those who claim that Muslims describe the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, as white with a white armpit and a face like the moon, while mentioning that the destroyer of the Kaaba, the one with the two thin legs, is black, thereby alleging discrimination based on color despite their claims of equality between white and black?
Is the Imam's statement that the grave of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, is greater in the sight of Allah Almighty than the Kaaba, the Throne, the Footstool, and the Preserved Tablet correct, and is his evidence for that—that Imam Malik issued a fatwa allowing one to face the Prophet's grave, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, when supplicating instead of the Kaaba—correct?
Is taking an additional amount from the buyer for myself, outside the invoice agreed upon with the company, considered unlawful gain (haram), or should it be added to the invoice as a price increase, or should it be rejected entirely?
Are the sayings: "The believer is not a slanderer, nor a curser, nor an obscenity speaker, nor an ill-mannered person," and "A Muslim is one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe," and "Do as you please, for as you judge, you will be judged," and "The best speech is that which is brief and to the point" Prophetic hadiths?
Who is the preacher of the prophets, peace be upon them?
What are the categories of ignorance? May Allah reward you.
How authentic is the Hadith: "O Allah, Gatherer of people on a Day concerning which there is no doubt, gather me with my lost item," when something is lost?
Is it normal for some brothers to sleep in "trousers" that do not cover the 'awrah (the area between the navel and the knee) in front of their sisters?
How can one clear their conscience and clarify the reason for not speaking on a certain matter, especially after having sworn on the Qur’an not to divulge it, while it has been spread by others?
What is the reason or wisdom behind the Prophet's -may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him- command to the preacher to move into the shade, and what is the ruling on that? And is the shade blessed or better than a sunny spot?
Is the Hadith, "He who sends blessings upon me 300 times will not be written among the negligent," authentic from the Prophet Muhammad, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him?
Is it true what is said: "If the man's water overpowers the woman's water, the offspring will be male," and is there anything in the Prophet's Sunnah that helps in begetting a male child?
How can one respond to a woman who claims there are no explicit verses prohibiting fornication and sodomy, and who insults the Prophet (peace be upon him) for his marriage to Umm al-Mu'minin Zaynab, and who alleges that the Almighty's saying, "فآذوهما" (fa'aazuhuma - then harm them), incites immorality?
Does the multiplicity of wordings of a single Hadith, while the meaning remains the same, such that narrators differ in its narration (like Muslim from Bukhari), mean that the Companions transmitted the Hadith by meaning and not by literal wording, or that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him, narrated it with different wordings? And why can two narrations of the same Hadith be authentic despite a single word differing between them?
What is the meaning of: "Two nights passed and four remained," the well of Arees, and what is the well of Arees?
How can one see the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in a dream?
Is saying, "Praise be to Allah, the Unique, the Eternally Besought, who has ever been. Verily, I have believed in your Lord, so listen to me. Praise be to Allah as befits His generosity. Praise be to Allah as befits the might of His majesty," after sneezing, correct in its wording?
Is it considered an innovation (bid‘ah) to recite the following invocations ten times after each obligatory prayer: sending blessings upon the Prophet, Surat Al-Ikhlas, "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah Al-Azim" (Glory be to Allah and with His praise, Glory be to Allah the Almighty), "La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah" (There is no might nor power except with Allah), seeking forgiveness (Istighfar), "Subhan Allah, walhamdulillah, wa la ilaha illa Allah, wallahu Akbar" (Glory be to Allah, and praise be to Allah, and there is no god but Allah, and Allah is the Greatest), "La ilaha illa Anta, Subhanaka inni kuntu min al-dhalimin" (There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I was of the wrongdoers), and "Ashhadu an la ilaha illa Allah wahdahu la sharika lah, wa ashhadu anna Muhammadan ‘abduhu wa rasuluh, ‘adada khalqihi, wa rida nafsihi, wa zinata ‘arshihi, wa midada kalimatihi" (I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, alone without partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, commensurate with the number of His creation, and to the extent of His pleasure, and to the weight of His Throne, and to the ink of His words)? And what is the reward for these invocations if they are not an innovation?
What is the ruling on dealing with tourism companies that rent hotel rooms during peak seasons, and what is the ruling on commissions and gifts paid to secure reservations under these circumstances?
Did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) say, "I and Ali ibn Abi Talib are the gate of this Ummah"? And is it permissible to marry a girl who follows a madhhab different from that of Ahl al-Sunnah?
Why did the Prophet (peace be upon him) not call the Adhan, and are the Ibrahimiyyah Prayer and the Two Testimonies related to that?
How can one convince oneself of God's existence and believe in Him, and overcome doubts about the source of the Quran, in order to be saved from the fear of the torment of the Day of Judgment?
Is the saying "He who seeks guidance from Allah does not fail, and he who consults does not regret" a Prophetic Hadith?
To what extent can one act upon the saying: "Indeed, Allah is beautiful and loves beauty"?