Sending Blessings
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Does the frequent and continuous repetition of adhkar and prayers upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) contradict the Sharia?
What are the descriptions that the Messenger, may God's prayers and peace be upon him, provided for the righteous wife, concerning the features of her face and body?
Is it true that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, used to call Aisha "Humaira," and what is the evidence for that?
What is the significance of the birth of the Prophet Muhammad, and when and how is it celebrated?
When were the Hadith Qudsi revealed, and are they the commandments that were revealed to Moses, peace be upon him?
Is stinginess a sin or a disease, and what is its punishment from Allah if it is a sin, and what is its proof?
Is saying "O Allah, grant peace and blessings" instead of "O Allah, grant peace and blessings upon our Master Muhammad" in a vow to send blessings upon the Prophet subject to expiation?
What is the meaning of sending blessings upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and what is its benefit for his noble person if it means supplication, given that we are in need of his supplication and intercession? So how can we ask the Almighty to bestow upon His beloved Chosen One, when this matter is already settled?
Is it religiously and linguistically permissible to say "Allah is greater than Muhammad" or "Allah is more merciful than so-and-so"? And is this considered a comparison of the Creator to the creation, thereby contradicting the religion? If "Allah is greater" is said, does "greater" here imply preference, and if so, why isn't the one being preferred over mentioned?
What is the ruling on planning and organizing what a person will do with their daily acts of worship, such as glorification (tasbih), supplication (du'a), and recitation (qira'ah), with the aim of not forgetting, of progressing in worship, and of not ceasing the remembrance of Allah?
What is the ruling on supplicating with, "O Allah, send prayers upon our Master Muhammad, the key to the treasuries of Your mercy; O Allah, open for us thereby what has been closed to us"?
Is group dhikr for children, to teach and accustom them to invocations, and observing the expiation for an assembly thereafter, considered an innovation (bid'ah)? And can one attain the reward of dhikr gatherings through it? And what is the ruling on acting upon the hadith, "Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will receive my intercession," after knowing of its weakness?
What is the ruling on the Salah of Al-Fatih (Al-Fatih Prayer), which is common in the Maghreb countries, and is there anything in it that contradicts Islamic law?
What is the grading of the Hadith: "Al-Azd are the lions of Allah on earth. People want to humiliate them, but Allah refuses except to elevate them. And there will come a time upon people when a man will say, 'Oh, would that my father had been from Al-Azd! Oh, would that my mother had been from Al-Azd!'" And what is its interpretation?
What is the ruling on the muezzin saying aloud after the Adhan: "O Allah, send prayers upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad. O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and the prayer to be offered..."?
Is the Hadith: "Whoever brings joy to a woman, Allah will bring him joy," authentic or fabricated?
How sound is the narration that states that Lady Umm Mihjan died and the Prophet spoke to her after her death, whereupon she informed him that the best of deeds is sweeping mosques? And who narrated it, and what is its تخريج (source and verification)?
Is kissing the hands and head of a female friend two years older than the questioner, whom the questioner considers like a mother, and embracing her, considered an illicit or forbidden act?
What is the hadith that Al-Bukhari reported concerning grave sins?
How can we reconcile the Hadith, "Leave that which makes you doubt for that which does not make you doubt," with the command of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to perform Istikhara regarding matters that cause perplexity and doubt?
Is it Islamically permissible to prostrate on carpets and rugs, given that the narrations regarding the Prophet's prayers on a mat did not specify the material of the mat, and some of them indicate that Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was lying on it? Are the narrations that permit this weak in their chain of transmission, while there are other hadiths that emphasize prostrating on the ground and dust?
Is it permissible to say: "O Allah, bestow Your prayers upon Muhammad and his family, and grant them abundant peace, as many times as Your creation, to the extent of Your pleasure, the weight of Your Throne, and the ink of Your words"?
Is it permissible to say that we are servants of the Prophet (PBUH) or that we serve him, or is this exclusive to Allah the Almighty?
How can one increase love for the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and feel the sweetness of faith mentioned in the noble Hadith?