Sending Blessings
2,288 questions
Is it permissible to recite Surat Al-Baqarah with the intention of protecting one's mother's home, even if the mother resides in another country?
Are there prophetic prophecies regarding the conquest of China and East Asian countries such as Korea and Japan?
How can the history of the Companions, the biography of the Prophet—peace and blessings be upon him—and his hadiths be studied without falling into fabricated and fictional stories, while maintaining heartfelt belief in everything the Prophet—may God’s prayers and peace be upon him—brought?
Is the Hadith of Ibn Abbas authentic regarding the creation of the Pen, then the rising of the water vapor, then the creation of Nun (the whale) and the spreading of the earth on its back, then stabilizing it with mountains?
Is the Hadith: "And what prevents me, when Gabriel, peace be upon him, has just come to me and said: 'Give glad tidings to your Ummah that whoever invokes blessings upon you once, Allah will record for him ten good deeds, expiate from him ten evil deeds, raise him ten degrees, Allah Almighty will return to him the like of his invocation, and it will be presented to me on the Day of Resurrection'" authentic, and is there another Hadith that equals this reward for invoking blessings upon the Messenger of Allah?
How do we reconcile the statement that sins diminish a person's value in the hearts of people with the glorification and love some people have for disbelievers and sinners?
How can the Quran be the Word of God when it is composed of created letters that we pronounce, and of the created sound with which God spoke to Moses (peace be upon him)?
How can a girl return to her commitment and devotion after being influenced by uninhibited company in her accommodation, and is it advisable to move to separate accommodation despite its high cost?
How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) curse two men when he said: "I was not sent as a curser, but rather as a mercy"?
Is it true that the first to believe in the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, were the four hundred rabbis, along with (As'ad Abu Karib) and Waraqah ibn Nawfal, citing what Ibn Hajar and Ibn Kathir mentioned regarding the story of Tubba' and the rabbis?
Is it permissible for a worshiper to pray two rak'ahs after Dhuhr and four before Asr, instead of four before Dhuhr and two after, while maintaining the total number of regular supererogatory prayers (12 rak'ahs) as mentioned in the hadith: "May Allah have mercy on a person who prays four rak'ahs before Asr"?
What should one do if they repeatedly experience troubling events on Sunday, despite knowing that it is not permissible to be superstitious about any day of the week?
What is the minimum amount of theft that necessitates the cutting off of the hand, and is the calculation mentioned, of a quarter of a Dinar, correct and can it be relied upon for the implementation of the Hadd (prescribed punishment) nowadays?
Is the authentic Mursal Hadith legally acceptable and reliable, bearing in mind that the term "authentic Mursal" is unknown?
Did the Prophet (peace be upon him) marry after the revelation of the verse: "And if you fear that you will not deal justly with the orphan girls, then marry those that please you of [other] women, two or three or four. But if you fear that you will not be just, then [marry only] one or those your right hand possesses. That is more suitable that you may not incline to injustice"? And was that verse revealed before or after the verse: "Not lawful to you, [O Muhammad], are women after [this], nor [is it lawful for you] to exchange them for [other] wives, even if their beauty were to please you, except what your right hand possesses. And ever is Allah, over all things, an Observer"?
How authentic is this Hadith: “It was narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, passed by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, while he was performing Tahajjud at night, reciting quietly. And he passed by Umar, and he was performing Tahajjud, reciting aloud. And he passed by Bilal, and he was performing Tahajjud, moving from one Surah to another. When they woke up, they came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and he asked each of them about his state. Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘I was making heard [my recitation] to the One I was supplicating.’ And Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘I was waking up the sleepy and driving away Satan.’ And Bilal, may Allah be pleased with him, said: ‘I was moving from one garden to another.’ Then the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘O Abu Bakr, raise your voice a little. And O Umar, lower your voice a little. And O Bilal, if you start a Surah, complete it’”? And specifically the narration: “And he passed by Bilal, and he was performing Tahajjud..."?
Can the hadith, "Be gentle with the 'qawarir' (women)," be reconciled with the hadith permitting the playing of the daff for women, and the ruling that it is permissible for women at weddings to listen to nasheeds sung by men, accompanied by the daff from a recording or the internet, without the actual presence of the singers?
How sound is the narration attributed to Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) to Amr ibn al-'As (may Allah be pleased with him), in which he says: "From Abdullah, Amir al-Mu'minin Umar ibn al-Khattab, to al-'As ibn al-'As: It has reached me that you sit reclining in the court of judgment, so sit humbly among the people, O Ibn al-'As, or else I will depose you"?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever invokes blessings upon me ten times in the morning and ten times in the evening will be overtaken by my intercession"?
Is it permissible to name a campaign about the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, "The Inspired One" (Al-Mulham)?
Did Allah Almighty speak to His Messenger (peace be upon him) during the Mi'raj, and what are the evidences from the Sunnah and the sayings of the Salaf regarding that?
Is sending greetings of peace to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) with pilgrims permissible in Islamic law?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon the angels due to their virtue and high status?
Was the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) created from the clay of Paradise?