Sending Blessings
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Is it permissible to eat peacock meat if it is slaughtered according to Islamic law?
Does acting upon the Hadith: "Do not greet Jews or Christians first, and if you meet one of them on a road, force him to its narrowest part" not deter people from entering Islam?
How sound is the Hadith: "Whoever excessively invokes blessings upon me will not experience evil or harm at the time of death"?
Is saying "Lā ʾilāāha ʾillā-llāh" (There is no god but Allah) and then responding with "Muḥammad rasūlullāh" (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah) upon parting a Sunnah or an innovation?
What is the historical evidence to refute the misconception that the Monk's Lake knew the Prophet, peace be upon him, and how do we respond to those who claim there is a scientific error in the Quran in His saying, the Almighty: "And by the sun and its brightness; And [by] the moon when it follows it; And [by] the day when it displays it"?
Is it impermissible to offer a greeting other than the greeting of Islam, such as "good morning" or "good night"? And what is the interpretation of the noble verse: "And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet in return with one better than it, or (at least) return it in a like manner. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant"?
How sound is the circulating story about the minister of David and Solomon (peace be upon them) who was terrified of the Angel of Death and asked Solomon to have the wind carry him to India, whereupon the Angel of Death seized his soul there?
What is the religious ruling on tattooing, and is the Hadith cursing female tattooists authentic? Does the ruling differ for temporary henna tattoos that fade after two years? And has the prohibition of tattooing been mentioned in other lesser-known Ahadith or incidents?
How sound is the hadith which states that Allah Almighty created an angel with two wings and his head beneath the Throne and his feet beneath the seventh earth, and upon him are feathers equal to the number of Allah's creation; so when one of His ummah invokes blessings upon him, Allah commands him to immerse himself in a sea of light beneath the Throne, whereupon he emerges and shakes his wings, and from every drop Allah creates an angel who seeks forgiveness for that person until the Day of Resurrection?
What is the ruling on adopting the "quadrature" method for extracting treasures, where the hand of a girl brought by the extractor extends and points to the location of the treasure?
How sound is the following Hadith: "The best of affairs are their middles (most moderate/balanced)?"
Is the saying correct that the Victorious Group (الطائفة المنصورة) was not present at the beginning of Islam and will appear at the end of time, its location being the Levant (الشام), and that it will remain until it fights the Antichrist (al-Masih ad-Dajjal)?
ما هو الحديث الذي يتضمن عبارة: "أعتقت وليدة ولم تستأذن النبي فقال لها لو أعطيتها أخوالك كان أعظم"؟
Is the following Hadith authentic: "A man came to the Messenger and embraced Islam, then said to the Messenger Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, 'I cannot abandon fornication,' so he said to him, 'Pray and commit fornication'?"
Why did punishment not descend upon Quraish after their denial of the miracle of the splitting of the moon, whereas punishment would have descended upon them had they denied the miracle of turning the mountain into gold?
What is the meaning of memorizing the texts of Hadith and what is its benefit?
To what extent is the hadith and supplication, narrated from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, sound, which begins with "Jibreel, peace be upon him, descended upon me while I was behind the Maqam," and contains great virtues and rewards for whoever recites it or writes it, and the supplication begins with "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, Glory be to Him whose Throne is in the heavens" and ends with Ayat al-Kursi?
Is there any prophetic hadith that prohibits wearing shoes while standing?
Does the father's utterance of "Bismillah" after the guardian's proposal and before his acceptance of the marriage constitute a separation between the proposal and the acceptance that would invalidate the contract, bearing in mind that consummation with the wife has not occurred?
What are the Quranic verses and Prophetic hadiths that indicate Islam's call for renewal and its embrace of contemporary issues?
What should I do with my wife who accuses me of not honoring her, even though I am not stingy with her, and with her difficult nature, her quick temper, and her continuous abusive language, despite my attempts to deter and advise her?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the Prophet by saying: "O Allah, bless Muhammad until Muhammad is pleased," or "O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad until Muhammad and the family of Muhammad are pleased, and if they are pleased"?
Is it obligatory to re-perform prayers from the previous five years due to not verbalizing the intention, omitting the Abrahamic prayer, and omitting the Qunoot supplication in the Fajr prayer?
Is there an agreed-upon Hadith from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that mentions his marriage to Aisha when she was nine years old, and are the sayings of Lady Aisha considered part of the Sunnah?