Sending Blessings
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What is the ruling on sending blessings upon the Prophet in the form: "O Allah, bless our master Muhammad to the extent of Your love for him; by his prestige with You, relieve me of my present condition. O Allah, I do not ask You to avert the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it"?
Is a single "yarhamuk Allah" sufficient for a sneezer if he sneezes more than once, or is it obligatory to say "yarhamuk Allah" for each sneeze?
Are these feelings, which appear as shivers or a burning sensation in the heart upon remembering Allah, or sending blessings upon His Messenger, or reciting the Quran, or performing acts of worship, good or evil?
How sound is the sacred Hadith (Hadith Qudsi): "O son of Adam, devote yourself to My worship, and I will fill your heart with richness and mend your poverty; but if you do not, I will fill your hands with preoccupation and will not mend your poverty"?
When should the supplication of Yunus be recited: immediately before supplicating (after praising Allah and sending blessings upon the Prophet), or before praising Allah?
How does one who caused a girl to stray into watching pornography expiate his sin, and is he accountable for what she might do in the future due to his influence on her?
Is it permissible to say: "O Allah, send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad—prayers by which distress is relieved, knots are untied, and doors of goodness with You are opened for us"?
What is the ruling regarding previous prayers in which the final Tashahhud was not recited? Do they have to be made up, given that their number is not remembered, or can they be compensated for by two prostrations of forgetfulness?
How sound is the attribution to Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, of the saying: "From sunset on Thursday to sunset on Friday, every second within it holds treasures of good deeds; so let us increase our prayers upon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him"?
Is the prostration of forgetfulness (sujud al-sahw) obligatory for someone who doubts or remembers that they forgot the Ibrahimiyyah prayer (Salat al-Ibrahimiyyah) after the adhkar (remembrances) of the prayer and before the taslim (salutation), so they return and perform it?
Does saying, "O Allah, bless the Prophet" count as sending blessings upon the Prophet and merit reward?
Does Islam permit bidding in auctions?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) with the modified formula: "O Allah, send prayers, peace, and blessings upon our Master Muhammad with all that he deserves of Your prayers, Your peace, and Your blessings upon him"?
What are the surahs and times that the Prophet (PBUH) designated for daily recitation?
ما الفرق بين الحديث المرفوع والمقطوع والموقوف، مع ذكر أمثلة؟
How can we reconcile the Hadith: "If the Qur'an were placed in a skin and then cast into the Fire, it would not burn" - if what is meant by it is that Allah does not punish the one who carries the Qur'an - with the Hadith that among the three for whom the Fire will be kindled are: "one who memorized it so that it might be said, 'he is a memorizer'"?
Why did Allah destroy previous nations for their disbelief, but not current ones for the same reason?
Is it permissible to bet on acts of obedience, such as paying money to whoever memorizes more of the Qur'an?
Is it permissible to take money from the company as a member of a technical committee, while the committee did not exert an effort that warrants this money, and those who did the real effort received nothing?
Was it wrong to supplicate by saying: "O Allah, grant me strength from Your strength, forbearance from Your forbearance, and pardon from Your pardon"?
1) Is it a condition that the reciter of the Qur’an mentioned in the Hadith be a حافظ (one who has memorized it), or is it sufficient for him to be a reciter who has not memorized it? 2) To obtain the great reward mentioned in the Hadith, is merely reciting the Qur’an sufficient, or must the recitation be accompanied by action and contemplation? 3) Is the intended meaning of recitation in the Hadith that it be at night, or does the virtue of the Hadith also include whoever recites the Qur’an during the day?
Is a man's tribulation with a wife who disobeys him, fabricates lies against him, reveals his household secrets, slanders his reputation, and attempts to harm him, a sign of Allah's wrath upon him?
When is lying about the Messenger considered a lie, and is omitting a word from a Hadith or narrating it by its meaning considered distortion and a lie?
Will a young man be sinful for sending a video clip that later turned out to contain indecency, and will he be sinful for his friend watching this video?