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  • Mermaids do not exist

    Assalaamu alaykum. Do mermaids exist? I saw some fatwas that said that they do exist. Can you please clarify, Allaah willing. .. More

  • Speaking to Satan and animals and stones

    What is the ruling on speaking with a devil, animal, stone, or a person who might be present? What I mean with the first is, if a man wants to pray and says loadly or silently in his heart, "I will pray and you (satan) will not prevent me from it." What I mean with the second is saying to an animal, "O such-and-such, you are so cute," or calling the.. More

  • Bliss of Paradise and torment of Hellfire will continue to increase

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Will the pleasures of the people of paradise and the punishments of the people of hell increase over time? .. More

  • Jibreel put mud in Pharaoh's mouth at command of Allah

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have heard that when Pharaoh was about to die, the angel Gabriel put dirt in his (Pharaoh's) mouth so that he would not be able to pronounce the words that would allow him to die as a believer. Is this true? I ask because I am confused, if the angel Gabriel can do such, then does this not mean that Gabriel has free will? I thought.. More

  • Names of Allaah ‘Al-Musawwir’ and ‘Al-Waasi’’

    Assalaamu alaykum. Does the name of Allaah "Al-Musawwir" mean that He can create totally unexisting new shapes? And does the name "Al-Waasi" mean that He has limitless capacity? .. More

  • Answering those who claim that idols answer their supplications

    Non-Muslims say that they get answers from their idols or those whom they take as their gods when they supplicate to them; how can they identify that Allaah is the only God and that there is no god but Allaah? .. More

  • People of Paradise never suffer boredom

    Assalaamu alaykum. We know that there will be no sleep or work in paradise,and also that we will have everything that we desire. Here in the worldly life, we have objectives and life is unpredictable, but what about in paradise? What is the objective there, to praise God Almighty and have fun all day long? .. More

  • Quran shall be preserved until raised at end of time

    Allaah says that He will preserve the Quran until the Day of Judgment. It is also said that the Quran will be lifted before the day of Judgment. How do you reconcile these two? .. More

  • Light of Allah (Noor) not like light of moon

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have seen the fatwa on this site regarding the Noor of the moon translated as reflected light, but Allaah also calls himself the Noor of the heavens and earth. And as seen on https://islamqa.info/en/255524, the scholars of the past criticized differentiating between Dhiyaa’and Noor and said that the light of moon is its own. So.. More

  • Hadeeth stating that thunder is angel

    Some Jews came to the Messenger of Allaah, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,and said, “Tell us what thunder is? Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,replied, 'It is an angel from Allaah’s angels that is set over clouds and in whose hands is a Mikhraaq by which he drives clouds away, directing them where Allaah commands him.'” Is this hadith.. More

  • Why Dajjaal was not mentioned in Quran

    Assalaamu alaykum. I want to know why the Dajjaal's (Antichrist) name is not mentioned in the Quran? Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,mentioned in a hadith that he is the biggest Fitnah (temptation, tribulation) for the children of Adam, peace be upon him, so what is the wisdom behind not mentioning the biggest Fitnah in the Quran?.. More

  • Width of Paradise

    Assalaamu alaykum. It is stated in the Quran (what means): {And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous.} [Quran 2:133] And we know that the universe is still expanding. So is it true that Paradise is also limitless? .. More

  • Statement of Ibn ‘Abbaas about Paradise

    I have heard that some of the Companions disagreed with Ibn ‘Abbaas'statement about things in paradise being completely different in essence and resembling things in name only. Is this true? .. More

  • Mocking name of person who carries one of the names of Allah

    Assalaamu alaykum. Some people have names that are taken from the names of Allaah like, for example, "Kabir". If someone insults another guy named "Kabir" by mocking his name, is that merely a sin then, or is it tantamount to Kufr (disbelief), as it is Allaah's name? It is to be noted that the object of insult was not Allaah's name but the name of the.. More

  • Working as pilot and traveling to non-Muslim countries

    Assalaamu alaykum. I wanted to know if it is permissible to be a pilot considering that I might have to travel to a lot of countries, including non-Muslim countries? .. More