As-salaamu 3laikum, I was listening to a lecture about belief in the angels, and the speaker said that some sects believe that the angels were created from the Light of Allah. He said that as Muslims we should not claim to know what kind of light the angels were created from. But I was expecting him to say that this belief was impossible, not just that.. More
Assalamu Alaykum. We humans are bound to sin, but when a muslim(say xyz) will be thrown in the hellfire and after his(xyz) punishment is over, will the residents of Jannah still remember his(xyz) sins after he enters Jannah. If xyz robs something and enters Jannah after serving punishment in hell, so will the people of Jannah still remember his sins... More
A few weeks ago my friend told me about a teacher that she thought was handsome and clever. After meeting him I disagreed and said I thought he would be more godlike, as a description of character and appearance. Even after saying it I regretted it. I've read the text under "what is shirk" but I keep worrying that I have committed a major sin. .. More
Assalaam alaikum We criticize the extreme sufis when they claim the knowledge of ghaib. but in return they are saying that the one we call sheikh ul islaam, i.e ibn taymiyah, his student ibn qayyim says abt him in madaarij as salikeen. 1) "We read in Madarij al-Salekin, Volume 2 page 489: Then he (Ibn Taymiyyah) told the people and the commanders in.. More
When we are creating accounts on websites like Youtube, Facebook and Adobe, we are abiding an agreement called "Terms of use". For example, in the agreement on Facebook written in English (US) point numer 16.1, it states: "You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute (claim) you have with us arising out of or relating to this Statement or.. More
What is the meaning of the following Hadeeth in which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Amongst the signs of the Hour are clearly seeing the crescent without sighting, people’s treating the mosques as passages, and the occurrence of sudden death.”.. More
As-salaamu 3laikum, In some of your fataawa you say that we should avoid labelling any Muslim as a kaafir in case there is some excuse for what he did such as ignorance. My questions is does that still apply in the case of what we see today of some people (in the West) who claim to be knowledgeable about Islam, appear on television and write books about.. More
Assalaamu 'Alaykum wa rahmatuLLAAH In Victoria (Australia), all public transports are free on the 25th of December, on behalf of Christmas. What is the ruling on using this free service? Is it forbidden, considering it as a Christmas present? JazaakumuLLAAHU khayran katheeraa .. More
what is the ruling on a person male/female who say that ISA A.S. has already died, there is no person of Imam Mehdi or dajjal towards the end times. Are they out of the fold of Islam? if so, is there an official proceedure to follow in declaring them so? is marriage to such a person automatically nullified and how do children deal then with such a parent?.. More
Aslm alykm, sheik. Please tellme about the different images of people on the day of Qiyamaa. Ie they teach us that some people will come when they are like pigs other every short etc.
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I removed my 10 year old daughter from taking part in all the Christmas activities, trips etc that were taking part in her school and to encourage her and reward her I bought her a gift so she would not feel anything etc. Was it permissible to buy the gift ?
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Question- I am a christian married to a muslim man- we have a daughter 2years and she follows her father- she is Muslim, we live in country where people are from all over the world- and different celebrations and traditions are practised. Now I have an issue- as I want to attend Christmas tree ceremony- and definitely I want my daughter to be with me... More
I ponder and wonder on the phrase “To Hell, and worst indeed is that destination.” Is it permissible to say this phrase upon the death of someone?
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Among the followed means in my society in seeking cure is going to the shrines of the righteous people. Some people claim that whoever is afflicted with paralysis or any other disease has only to stay overnight at the shrine of a certain Shaykh. Moreover, someone claims that he knows a person who was paralyzed and spent the night at one of these shrines.. More