Suppose that while walking on the road and seeing a news paper lying on the ground, I alter my path because if I kept going straight I would casually look at it, and by looking in more detail, I might distinguish Muslim names and their photos in it. Now, if I alter course in order to avoid difficulty, would this be wrong or might this even be considered.. More
If the thing that Allaah listens most to is the Quranic recitation of a prophet in a beautiful tone, is the best way to get Allaah to listen to us then to recite Quran?
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Assalaamu alaykum. I asked you two times concerning an issue of tafseer and you sent me links to other fatwas, but that did not really help. That is why I want to formulate my question a little different now: In Surah Ar-Rahmaan and Surah Al-Furqaan, Allaah describes a barrier between fresh and salty water. What was the opinion of ibn Katheer concerning.. More
Is it from the Sunnah to say, ‘Subhana Rabbi Al-A'la’ when one hears Surah Al-A'la being recited? Please give a reference or hadith. And what about saying, ‘Balaa’ at the end of Surah At-Teen.
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Could you tell me anything about the longest living man,named 'Auj bin Anak, who was born in the life span of Noah, peace be upon him‚ and died at the hands of Moses, peace be upon him, because of his disobedience?
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When the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, died and Abu Bakr, may Allaah be pleased with him, succeeded him, it was Hafsah, may Allaah be pleased with her, who was chosen to keep the first copy of the Noble Quran. I want to know what the following means: it was Hafsa who was chosen to keep the first copy of the Noble Quran.
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What is verse 52:41 implying or trying to convey? Does it mean that the ghaib (the Unseen, here in this verse it means Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz [the Preserved Tablet]) is in their hands so that they can write it down?
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Assalaamu alaykum. We know that during the journey of the soul after death, if the deceased is a believer, Allaah will command that he be written in ‘Illiyyoon, and if he is a disbeliever, that he be written in Sijjeen (as mentioned in Surah Al-Mutaffifeen). What are ‘Illiyoon and Sijjeen? Is ‘Illiyoon a place in Paradise and Sijjeen a place in.. More
Dawood’s (peace be upon him) relation with Taloot: As per his promise, Taloot married his daughter to Dawood and appointed him the commander of his army. Gradually, the discussion of Dawood’s greatness and excellence increased among the people. With these discussions, love and affection for him increased manifold in the hearts of the people. Meanwhile.. More
a) Surahs Al-Ikhlaas, Al-Falaq and An-Naas are to be recited 3 times in morning and in evening (Asr or Maghrib time), before sleeping, when sick, etc. But which of the methods below is the allowed way of reciting? Or are both allowed? Or does it depend upon the time and situation? (i) Surah Al-Ikhlaas, then Surah Al-Falaq, then Surah An-Naas. Then again.. More
Asalaamu alaykum Shaykh. There are two verses that I want to quote if you can please answer this as this is the key to a very good arugment that someone I know is working on. He needs you to explain this and then he is done. Allaah says, {Those remaining behind will say, when you set forth after spoils to acquire them, “Let us follow you,” desiring.. More
AslamualakaumSheikh this is a problem for me that i would like you to clarify.Please dont send me the fatwa about what was created first the heaven or the Earth becuse although my question is to do with that matter, that is not my question.We know the Earth was created first from the Quran, then the heaven, but there are stars or planets in the heaven.. More
Assalaamu alaykum. What is the ruling on making tajweed (rules of the recitation of the Quran)of regular Arabic texts such as hadiths, poetry, or common stories? Is it considered mocking the Quran? Also related to this is that some people call their poetry 'surahs' (chapters) or 'ayat' (verses). So what is the ruling on naming a piece of poetry a surah.. More
I am a 21 year-old-man, I have been suffering from a disease named tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) [please see http://goo.gl/Hf8R0e] ever since my birth. It makes that you cannot correctlypronounce the sound of a few letters. I also used to stammer, and I was suffering from severe migraines when I was 11 to 14 years old. Due to that, I never went to any.. More