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Difference between tawbah and istighfaar
What is the difference between tawbah(turning to Allaah in repentance) and istaghfaar(seeking forgiveness)? When do we use them?
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Whether repentance of killer is accepted
Assalaamu alaykum. How can we relate these three reports? The famous hadith of Ibn ʻAbbaassaying that killing a muslim can not be forgiven, a hadith from him saying to a person who killed someone, “Are you parents alive,” and then stating, “I do not know of any act that can wipe out sins like being good to ones parents,”and the hadith that.. More
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Continuing to sin while asking for repentance
Assalaamu alaykum. Please, according to the Quran, a hypocrite has some characteristics. His actions differ from what he says. My brothers, I want to know its meaning. I also want to know if its the same as this: I have been doing something wrong of which I know that it was wrong, a disobedience to Allaah. I asked for Allaah's forgiveness and yet, due.. More
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Determining to do good deed entails reward
Can we gain reward by imagining doing good things?
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The ruling on whether repentance waives punishment of one who insults or mocks the Prophet
Thank you for answering my questions. Nevertheless, you did not give me the full clarification of the question that I asked you. I understand what you mean by ijtihaad (independent reasoning). Islamqa.info holds the view that whoever mocked or insults the Holy Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam;even repentance does not waive the punishment of execution... More
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He fears that work and marriage might weaken his faith
I work 12 hours a day in the West, in a market. Before this, I did not work because I am practising. Ever since I started working on this job, I feel that my faith decreases. Now I am considering to quit, but my mum wants me to work. I am also planing to get married. I feel like the combination of marriage and work might distract me even more from the.. More
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Tampering with electricity meter to pay less for electricity
Back in my village, I turned the electric meter reading slow by paying some money to the electric meter reader so that my electric bill would go down every month. It went on for sometime and then recently when I went on leave Allaah showed me the way, and I also heard that there could be repercussions from the electric department so now I have put the.. More
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Having daughters only is not a cause for grief at all
Assalaamu alaykum. Praise be to Allaah, my husband and I have three daughters. They are healthy and a blessing from Allaah. Praise be to Allaah, we are a happy family with a lot of love for Allaah and for each other. My husband and I spend time and effort into our daughters' Islamic education, and we work hard to raise them to become strong and pious.. More
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Receiving state benefits for disability does not withhold the reward in the Hereafter
Dear Scholar, this question is from my friend who is handicapped, he has only two fingers in his left arm. He is fully healthy except for what I mentioned, that he has only two finger in his left arm. In our country, the government gives some special benefits to the handicapped/disabled people. For example, the government preserves some seats for the.. More
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Praying slowly to teach people discreetly
Assalaamu alaykum. 1) Someone prays in a slow, moderate manner (he usually prays in this manner) and performs the sunnah acts of the prayer (raf'ul yadayn, jalsah istiraha) and wants to teach the other ignorant people who pray quickly and do not know the various sunnah acts of the prayer. Is this considered showing-off (riyaa')? 2) Someone found a small.. More
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Why Pharaoh's repentance was not accepted
I thought that one's repentance was accepted as long as the Day of Judgment has not yet started or the soul reaches the throat. The Pharaoh did it before these two took place, so why was his embracing of the religion not accepted?
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Returning money gained without right
Assalaamu alaykum, when I was younger and still in school, I was not religious and did not go to school so much; instead I used to do other bad things. The school pays us money here each month, and the thing is that they paid me for the months that I was not there, now I feel guilty and want to pay it back, but the debt involves riba (interest), and.. More
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Non-guests using hotel facilities
Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding theft in my circumstance. I was at a beach near a hotel with a hot tub in it. As many people coming out of the ocean get cold, they use the hotel's hot tub although there is a sign saying that the hot tub is only for hotel residents. I used the hot tub and then left without using any towels or eating food... More
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Hacking wifi service to avoid paying its fees
Assalaamu alaykum. My college provides wifi with a fee, but I hacked my college wifi and used about 10 MB. Now I regret this; how can I repay for it? Please help me; what should I do?
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Dealing with a scholar who takes money collected for building a masjid for himself
What should one do if he knows a scholar who collected money for a masjid and then stole that money for his personal gain. Should one inform the people of this? Also, when he was confronted, he cursed the person. Will the curse affect the person who confronted that scholar?
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