Assalaamu alaukum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I have a question in regards to al-hoor al-ʻayn. In a hadith, the following has been narated: Abu Na’eem narrated in Sifat Al-Jannah from Abu Hurayrah () that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “A man will go to 100 virgins.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. My question is the following: I cannot understand the wisdom of why Allaah, The Exalted, sometimes make things easier on some people and they live a happy life despite the fact that they have harmed others by backbiting and gloating over their misfortunes? The more harm they do, the better their lives become. So what do you say about.. More
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Does Shaykh Ibn ʻUthaymeen attribute boredom and tiredness to Allaah? Is it not blasphemous to hold such beliefs? Following is the fatwa of Shaykh Ibn ʻUthaymeen; when he was asked whether Allaah gets tired or bored, as is recorded in the following hadith of the Prophet, peace be upon him: “Allaah.. More
Shaykh, is the following saying of Qadi Abu Bakr Ibn Al-Arabi, may Allaah be pleased with him, true? ''The ignorant and erring person from this ummah, even if that person commits acts of kufr (disbelief) and shirk (polytheism), does not become a mushrik (polytheist) and infidel since lack of knowledge and mistake are the justification for it!'' (''Tafsir.. More
Assalaamu Alaykum. I know that saying that a Muslim is a kaafir (disbeliever) is a grave sin and that the kufr (disbelief) reverts back if the other person is not kaafir. But does kufr revert back if someone ask the other Muslim whether he is a Muslim or a Hindu or when the person asks the other person whether he is Muslim or not? Or when they say,.. More
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. Shaykh, is the following hadith authentic? If yes, then it proves that the dead can pray for those who are alive. Mufti Aashiq Ilahi, on page 18in his book What Happens after Death, quotes At-Tabaraani as having reported that the Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said, "Your deeds and actions.. More
Our Shaykh, may Allaah be good to you. An Ash‘ari shaykh (may Allaah guide him) has caused many doubts in the hearts of the Salafi youth. Among many of them is the following: Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned a fabricated hadith to prove his creed in Ijtimaa’ Al-Juyoosh, where he mentioned the hadith: “...For indeed, the first one to pray (janaazah-burial).. More
Assalaam alaykum. Is it permissible for a Muslim to disregard the books on aqeedah (creed) and take aqeedah directly from the Quran and the Sunnah? Also, what is the ruling on the person who takes his aqeedah from the Quran only and disregards the sunnah with the excuse that he would not know whether the hadith is saheeh or not? May Allaah reward you.
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Is it haram to use disputes offered by companies like PayPal to dispute transactions from Muslim merchants? I bought something online, and the muslim merchant did not sent me my item. I contacted him, and they said that it was out of stock and that they would send it when it came in the same week. they still have not sent it, and when I try to contact.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. In islam, the sharia is so wide and Fiqh is so vast, many people joke about and reject normal things and things that they do not like, and they also joke about with many issues, even things that are part of islam, without them realizing it, like mocking the idea of brushing one's teeth (which can lead to mocking using the miswaak.. More
How do Muslims reconcile verses 80-87 of surah 56 with the Dajjaal (Antichrist) bringing back the dead since revelation, in his case a hadith, cannot contradict another part of revelation, the Quran?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I have one question. When I was young, I read why Allaah says 'He' in the Quran, I learned that the reason is that there is no neutral gender in the Arabic language, and I read that we negate gender for Allaah (being male or female). A few days ago, however, I heard a sheikh say that asking about the gender of Allaah is forbidden.. More