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  • Meaning of Tabarruk

    Please explain the term Tabarruk and give the Islamic verdict. .. More

  • Duties of angels

    I read a Hadith saying that there are two groups of angles who follow you in the morning and the evening. Do the angles protect you or do they just stay with you until they go back to Allaah and tell Allaah about you? .. More

  • Aspects of destiny

    I would like to know if we can change our destiny; and I know there are two types of destiny: a) That which is fixed and cannot be changed, e.g. death, Rizq (sustenance), etc. and b) That which is suspended by actions, e.g. how to do good/bad deeds. I would like to know if our marriage to our partner is decided under type (a)?.. More

  • Arms and Legs of Allaah

    Does Allaah have Arms and Legs like us or not? .. More

  • Seeking ways to improve health

    I have a friend whose health is not so good. In a way he is the healthiest, never sick in bed. But he is skinny. Correct me if I'm wrong or ignorant in this matter I heard there are verses or chapters in the Quran that help to (give Shifa'a) heal a person. Do you think they might help him to gain some health (in the sense some good weight)... More

  • Questions Allaah's Mercy

    I know the high status a woman in Islam has. One non-Muslim asked a scholar that when compared to man, woman experience many difficulties. Every month she experiences bleeding and menstrual pain. If she has menses just five minutes before sunset in Ramadhaan, she has to make up the whole fast. She has to bear the child for 9 long months and has.. More

  • Current occupants of Hell

    Is there anyone in Hell now?.. More

  • Punishing magicians

    Since we know that magicians are Kaffirs and Mushriks, then if we are sure that someone is a magician and the authorities don't do anything against them. So are we allowed to kill them if we know we can get away with it? .. More

  • Doubts in Islam

    What is the ruling regarding a Muslim who had doubts in the religion, is he a non-Muslim or a hypocrite? Allaah said "Only those are the believers who have believed in Allaah and His Messenger and afterward doubt not but strive with their wealth and their lives for the Cause of Allaah. Those they are the truthful "(Al-Hujuraat 49:15). Also the.. More

  • Folding a prayer mat to protect if from Satan

    When a prayer mat is not being used does it have to be folded from the corner, it is common in the Asian community to fold a prayer mat if it is unused and they say that Satan will pray on it if it is open. Is that true? Can Satan not pray anywhere if he wanted to?.. More

  • Referring to Allaah as 'a spiritual father'

    I have a question about Allaah. I am a new Muslim, recently converted from Christianity, and am trying to understand something. I know that we are not Allaah's biological children just as Jesus was not, but is it wrong to refer to Him as our spiritual Father? We call each other "Brother" and "Sister" everyday in our family of Islam. But in.. More

  • Wedding anniversaries

    Dear Brothers in Islam, I do not know the stand point of what Islam says about having an anniversary party for those who have been married for such and such years. Is it okay to celebrate it with other people who are not family members, such as making a big party for them? Or is it better for it to be celebrated between the husband and wife?.. More

  • Explanation of sayings

    Please clarify that is it Shirk to say that universe exists in God and God is beyond the universe. Are spirits small part of God like drops from ocean? Please explain in detail the meaning of the words "breathed into him of my spirit" in the Holy Quran (15:29). Also explain the meaning of Hadeeth: "He who knows himself knows his Lord." .. More

  • She wants to live in a Muslim country with or without her parents' approval

    I live in a non-Muslim country and I don't want to live here. Can I leave my parents to become a better Muslim even when my parents don't want that I leave? .. More

  • The effects of prayer and destiny

    We Muslims firmly believe that Almighty Allaah answers our prayers sooner or later. Inspite of a wife's consistent, firm, prayer (ever since she got married to him) for the prolonged life of her spouse, how the sudden death of a person could be explained in this context. In an Islamic sense, does it mean that inspite of our prayers, destiny precedes.. More