Assalaamu alaykum. I would love it if you could put forth your verdict on a phrase that people in my society use. It goes, “Even the devil shall speak of truth when he gets burdened.” And when one asks them why they say that, they support it by saying that the satan suggested Aaya'tul Kursi (verse 255 of Surah Al-Baqarah) to Abu Hurayra to recite.. More
I have constant feelings that magic does not exist even though I know that God has mentioned it in the Quran. I tell myself that it is real and that I believe in it, but I feel that I do not really believe and only tell myself this for fear of becoming a disbeliever. One day, I had thought, "If I really believe in magic, can I swear by Allaah that it.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. Does the verse that says that we will not hear sinful speech in heaven mean we that will not be able to hear the Quran in heaven? It says that we will not hear sinful speech, so does that mean that we will not hear the story of Pharaoh saying that he is God as well as other people's sins, like the people of Loot (Lot) and how the.. More
Can something besides Allah hear, see, or know something when they are not there? Does a stone or a tree hear, see, or know what is in the heavens, for example? I often think of such questions; I believe that they come from the devil. Please answer me.
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Assalaamu alaykum. I am learning a song which I will sing without music. The song contains certain lyrics regarding which I worry whether they are Islamically allowed or not. Do they in any way diminish belief in Taqdeer? Or can these be sung? Please reassure me. The lines go, "Oh, what a riddle life is! Sometimes it makes us laugh, sometimes it makes.. More
Can Muslims use the word 'Hallelujah' in their conversation? It means 'Praise for God'. I heard that it stems from Jewish tradition. Does that affect the ruling?
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Assalaamu alaykum. There are different ethnic groups, such as Arabs, Germans, Indians, Chinase nationals, Somalis, Pakistanis, and so on, in this world. Will these ethnic differences be present in Paradise also?
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I have questions about the man that had the most miserable life of all Muslims. There will be a man, as described in the hadith of the inhabitants of paradise, who will be dipped in paradise once, and it will be as if he never experienced any hardship at all. Now, my question is: who can this man be? I mean, the Prophets endured the most hardship; from.. More
At-Tabari (d. 310/923; Tafseer, xxiii, 37) reports that Ibn Zayd believes that ostrich eggs are meant here, concluding that their color is a yellowish white. The exegete Mujahid ibn Jabr (d. 104/722; At-Tabari, Tafseer, xxvii, 102; Ibn Katheer, Sifa, 110 f.) explains the allusion to a yellowish hue by asserting that the virgins of paradise are created.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. There is a brother named Burhan who issues the fatwas at www.islamhelpline.com, he said, “Nowhere in the Quran is it mentioned that one who is condemned to Hell ire, will be taken out after some time! Beloved brother in Islam, the truth is there are indeed a few hadiths recorded which state that some believers who had faith, but.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. I was wondering; if someone loves sin in their heart and hates Allaah, like a serial killer, but he nevertheless believes in Him and agrees with everything that Allaah says while not caring about that, so he believes that halal is halal and haram is haram but does not apply that, is he a disbeliever or not?
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My wife and I got married two years ago. She reverted to Islam, but now her family have been hiding her from me. After 100 days, they forcefully made her return to Hinduism just because they want to dissolve the marriage given that the court can dissolve the marriage according to law 1933, which states that if the man is Muslim and the woman is Hindu,.. More
If a Muslim was unaware of what Shirk (associating partners with Allaah) means once while praying and misunderstood a hadith about God loving us like 70 mothers to be the same as Him loving us like children and invoked him as saying that we are like His children by mistake, and then as soon as he learned that the Christians commit Shirk with Him in.. More
Assalaamu alaykoum, Shaykh. In general terms, I do not care about the disbelievers. Sometimes, however, when I meet people whom I grew up or studied with (before becoming a practicing Muslim), I feel ashamed when I meet them in a completely different state; as a practicing Muslim with a beard and so on. Is that a sign of weak faith or hypocrisy?
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