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  • Hypocrites who made sincere repentance

    Do you know of any known hypocrites that became believers by name and whose story is inspiring? They were at the lowest of the lows and then reached the highest of the highs. .. More

  • Whether not ruling by Shariah is major or minor disbelief

    Assalaamu alaykum Shaikh. I have read one of your fatwas regarding not ruling by what Allaah revealed. In that question, I read that there are two types of not ruling by what Allah revealed; major Kufr (disbelief) and minor Kufr. I then read in your fatwa that the first kind includes someone who legislates a law whereby he permits what is forbidden.. More

  • Arguing with those skeptical about Allah's power

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I am a 15-year-old who is currently doing Da‘wah (proselytization), and I just want to verify some information that I have given someone. This is with respect to the following questions: Does God have the power to create a stone which He can not carry? Does He have the power to be unjust? Does He have the power to lie, or.. More

  • Description of Dajjaal and Gog and Magog

    Is there any hadith as regards to the Dajjaal (Antichrist) and Gog and Magog which defines their physique? Are Gog and Magog two persons, or are they two different nations? And why are these two nations not in conflict with each other if they are quarrelsome people? And are they giants? .. More

  • Fire has benefits but Hell is sheer punishment

    Is hell a mercy and a punishment given that the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,said that there is healing in cauterization, which may be similiar to hell? And Allaah says that His mercy embraces all things, and hell purifies sins, and you probably will not feel bored. An open mind makes one wonder about these things. Please give me a specific.. More

  • Performing Ruqyah on self does not contradict reliance on Allah

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. I want to be of the seventy thousand-plus who will enter Paradise by Allaah's Mercy without being asked about his deeds. I want to know: if I do not ask anyone for Ruqyah (healing through Quranic recitation and supplication) but listen to audio Ruqyah on my device, am I disqualified from being.. More

  • Debating with non-Muslim about predestination and fate

    I was talking with a non-Muslim colleague about God. He was saying that God is evil because He allows evil to happen. We then further discussed this topic, and I told him above free will and so on. I said the exact following words: "God knows the outcome, but we create it." I would really like to know if uttering these exact words is haram, and if so,.. More

  • Whether animals know about natural disasters before their occurrence

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykh. Is it true that animals, insects, birds, and so on know of natural disasters before they take place? If there is no evidence about it in Islam but studies say that, can a Muslim believe it? May Allaah reward you, Shaykh. .. More

  • Muslim declaring disbelief while drunk

    Assalaamu alaykum. Someone asked a Muslim married man about his religion and whether he is a Muslim or not. The Muslim man was drunk at that time. He replied, "No, I am of all religions". Afterwards, however, during the same instance/discussion, he clarified that he is Muslim. Please tell me, should the Muslim man renew his marriage contract because.. More

  • Every nation received Warner

    Has Arabia received a warner before Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? Was Ishmael, their forefather, not a Warner? The following verses declare that the Arabs never received a Warner (what means): {That you may warn a people whose forefathers were not warned, so they are unaware.} [Quran 38:6] However, the below verses testify to.. More

  • Impurity on body or clothes does not cause jinn possession

    Assalaamu alaykum. I hope you are fine by the grace of Allaah. My question is: does jinn possession take place if we have minor impurity (urine, stool, Madhi [pre-ejaculate]) on our body or clothes? If we do not avoide it, will the jinn possess us? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • People of Paradise will get more than what they ever wanted

    Assalaamu alaykum. If anyone likes a disbelieving girl but did not get her in this world, will it be possible to get women resembling her in Paradise? .. More

  • Dividing Muslims into sub-sects

    Please do not cite any other fatwa. In order to understand, I need you to clarify my issue and send it directly to me! Thank you for your time and effort. It would be really appreciated by me! Dear Scholar, would you tell me: are Islamic sub-sects like Sunnis and Shias innovation (Bid'a) given that this divides the Muslims based on their own views?.. More

  • Dwellers of Paradise will absolutely have what they desire

    Assalaamu alaykum. {Circulated among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And therein is whatever the souls desire and [what] delights the eyes, and you will abide therein eternally.} [Quran 43:71] Does it mean that what we desire in this world is only available in Paradise, that what we desire in the hereafter is available in Paradise, or that.. More

  • Refuting misconception that Muhammad, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, composed the Quran

    I have read your article "Was Muhammad the author of the Quran?" I have this one doubt, and I would really appreciate it if you could please write me a specific fatwa. Is 16:103 in the Quran referring to the Roman blacksmith that lived in the outskirts of Makkah? I know that the verse says 'how could he have learned from this man as he speaks foreign.. More