Sending Blessings
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Is specifying a certain number for a supplication (dua) or remembrance (dhikr) – such as repeating particular supplications three times, or "There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers," and sending blessings upon the Prophet, and seeking forgiveness eleven or three times – considered an innovation (bid'ah), or is this action sound and free from any fault?
What is the meaning of the lines in the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud, which he narrated from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "This is man, and this is his appointed time (ajal)"?
Is a man held accountable if his penis accidentally exits his wife's vagina and enters her anus for less than a second during intercourse?
Is it permissible to publish the Hadith that begins with, "When Adam descended, he circumambulated the House seven times...", knowing that its chain of narration is weak?
Is saying "O Muhammad, O Ali, O so-and-so" considered polytheism (shirk), even with the affirmation that they are not gods alongside Allah, and based on the hadith of the Companion who said "O Muhammad" for his leg numbness to be cured, and the slogan "O Muhammad!" in the battles of Muslims, and the saying of Yusuf's brothers "O our father, ask forgiveness for our sins"? And does Allah forgive those who commit polytheism (shirk)?
Is it true that before the Prophet (peace be upon him) was born, a light appeared in the sky?
How sound is the Hadith which states that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, weighed himself against ten and one hundred of his Ummah, and he outweighed them, and that if he were to be weighed against his entire Ummah, he would outweigh them, and what is meant by "weighing" in this context?
To what extent is Jami' al-Tirmidhi authentic, and is it the third most authentic of the six books of Hadith? Can an ordinary person read it?
Was Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib among the earliest Shiites for preferring Ali over Uthman, and is the hadith he narrates from his father, "Who is the best of people after the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: Abu Bakr. I said: Then who? He said: Then Umar. And I feared that he would say Uthman, so I said: Then you. He said: I am but a man among the Muslims," authentic, and is Al-Bukhari's statement that there is a concern regarding its chain of narration correct?
To what extent is the story mentioned about Sufyan al-Thawri and the man who would not lift his foot or put it down except by invoking blessings upon the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—authentic, and what is the opinion regarding Umar ibn Sa'id al-Futi and his book "Rumah Hizb al-Rahim," and are the book "Hadith al-Haqa'iq 'an Qadar Sayyid al-Khala'iq" and its author Fawzi Muhammad Abu Zayd considered to be from Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah?
Which of the two supplications is better and more deserving for a Muslim to recite frequently when afflicted by worry: the supplication of Dhul-Nun, "There is no god but You; glory be to You, indeed I was among the wrongdoers," or sending blessings upon the Prophet, "O Allah, bless, grant peace, and bestow Your grace upon our Master Muhammad and upon his family and companions"; so that Allah may suffice him regarding what worries him concerning the affairs of his worldly life and the hereafter? And is supplicating with both of them beneficial for healing from illnesses, especially psychological ones?
Was the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) described as Habib Allah (the beloved of Allah)?
Is it permissible to go to a woman who seeks the help of jinn and claims to heal by reciting the Quran and mentioning Allah and His Messenger, and asks for a rooster or a chicken of a specific color to be slaughtered, especially if modern medicine has failed?
Does Allah's saying, "And We would not punish until We had sent a messenger," apply to those who have not heard of the Qur'an in America or Asia in our current time?
"What is the ruling on saying ""Jazak Allah Alf Khair"" (May Allah reward you with a thousand good deeds), and is it considered one of the prohibited verbal expressions? "
Which Surah is equivalent to half of the Qur'an?
How sound is the Hadith: "Indeed, Ibraheem, peace be upon him, intended to supplicate against the people of Iraq, but Allah said to him: 'Do not do so, for I have placed the treasuries of My knowledge among them, and I have instilled mercy in their hearts'"?
Is this narration authentic, and why did Ibn Hajar grade it as good, and how did the gift not reach the Negus despite the Prophet's marriage having been in the fourth year and the Negus's death in the ninth year, and does this tradition indicate the Prophet's preference for Umm Salama over Aisha, may Allah be pleased with them both?
Is it permissible to listen to and read "Qasidat al-Burda" after deleting the phrases that call for polytheism from it, or does it still contain polytheism?
How authentic is the Hadith: "My mother fattened me with cucumbers and dates," narrated from Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her)?
Is there an authentic Hadith from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, indicating that collecting rainwater and reciting Al-Fatihah, Ayat al-Kursi, Al-Kafirun, Al-Falaq, Al-Ikhlas, and Al-Nas—each seventy times—along with the Salawat al-Ibrahimiyah before and after, and then drinking this water, cures every illness except death? And is there an authentic Hadith from him commanding the recitation of Al-Fatihah seventy times over the site of pain for healing?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Increase your prayers upon me on the Radiant Night and the Luminous Day"?
To what extent is the hadith true that the Messenger of Allah received his wet nurse Halimah al-Sa'diyah in the presence of the Mother of the Believers Khadijah, may Allah be pleased with her, and asked her permission before entering, then received her well and honored her?
How authentic is the Hadith: "I am the King of kings; the hearts of kings are in My hand. So, whoever obeys Me, I will make them a mercy upon him, and whoever disobeys Me, I will make them a vengeance upon him. Therefore, do not preoccupy yourselves with reviling kings, but rather turn to Me in repentance, and I will show them favor toward you"?