Assalaamu alaykum .I have read some books on Aqeedah (creed), like Kitaab At-Tawheed by Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhaab, ‘Aqeedah At-Tawheed by Saalih Al-Fawzaan, andFiqh As-Sunnah by Ahmad ibn Hanbal. I did not see too much of a diference between them. Later, I heard about classical books like ‘Aqeedah Al-Waasitiyyah and ‘Aqeedah At-Tahaawiyyah. My.. More
If a person has these characteristics, are they considered a true believer in Islam?
1. Praising Allah in abundance by doing any acts of worships for a lengthy time whenever Allah gives and/or answers their calls.
2. Becoming very content when Allah provides them a person to be their guide and/or guiding a person to them. They consider those individuals.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Respected Scholar, I want to know: is it possible to perform magic using only a photo of a person? Nowadays, everybody has a photo on the internet, and it is easy to get a photo of any person. Can a magician perform magic only using the photo of a person? Also, I want to know whether it is possible to perform magic without the help.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I want to ask whether it is true that the Dajjaal (Antichrist) is a trial for the Muslims only while Gog and Magog, on the other hand, do not have any purpose such as to reclaim the holy land, to help the Jews prevail etc., while Gog and Magog are always referred to in regards to the destruction. Is it true to say that Gog and Magog.. More
Clarifications on wearing clothing with the Nike symbol. I am a little confused in regards to fatwa 82398; you stated that the Nike symbol is impermissible as it holds connotations to a Greek Goddess and even though the sign of any religious significance is not used in today's world, it is still impermissible today. The fatwa put forward this narration:.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Why has Allaah threatened to punish us if we do not obey His orders? He is not in need of anyone, so why does He punish us if we do not obey Him? I hope that you will give me a direct reply instead of referring me to a link. May Allaah reward you.
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Assalaamu alaykum. In India, we have songs that contain disbelief, like "Rab bhi deewana lage", which means, 'Allah is mad about a girl'; and "Tujhme rab dikhta hai sajde sar jhukta hai", which means, 'I see God in you, and I will prostate to you.' So what is the ruling on one who sings these songs without knowing its meaning?
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. I have a question to ask based on the Kalla Tikka (black dot) placed on the baby's forehead as a protection against the evil eye. Please provide me with clear proofs from the Quran and the Sunnah that it is Shirk (polytheism) and a bad omen in order to enlighten others who does this kind of act and.. More
Assalaamu alaykum dear Scholars. My question is in regards to the hadeeth that is narrated about Khalid ibn Al-Waleed, who kept a hair of the prophet Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,in his hat, and that at one time he had lost his hat and started to worry, until he found it. The story goes as follows:
It was narrated that the great military.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. It is said that one cannot imagine life in heaven and that it is more than expectation and that one will get everything there. Now, I can imagine that my class mate, who promised to marry me but then left me and married another man without telling me reasonwill be my wife in heaven; can I imagine that? It is said that Prophet Muhammad,.. More
There is a famous story that a Companion of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,named Tameem Ad-Daari, may Allah be pleased with him,met the Dajjaal (the Antichrist) during his journey to an unknown island in the east where he interacted with him and they spoke and a long interaction took placed between them. So the Dajjaal was answering.. More
I was wondering; is it accurate to say regarding a killed or murdered non-Muslim possible fate that if someone is killed unfairly, then their life has been cut short, which interferes with the natural flow of destiny, and henceforth that person had no chance to come to belief later in life because their life was cut short, and then due to the possibility.. More
Who was Qadi Al-Baydhaawi? A sufi quoted him as having said: "Anyone who builds a mosque near the grave of an upright person or prays in the tomb or intends to ask for help through the spirit of that upright person ... If he does all that without the intention of glorifying him or doing Tawajuh towards him (in prayer), then there is nothing wrong in.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a desperate question; I fear that my sister may have fallen into major disbelief. We were discussing Islam with a group of people, when one of them said, " Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,is my role model, to which my sister replied "Why do you not go marry a six-year-old?" I know that what she said was certainly haram,.. More