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  • Writing name of Allah with small 'a'

    If I write the name of Allaah in English, do I have to use a capital 'A' for the name of Allaah? When I write Allaah with small 'a',​ I have no intention of disrespecting my Lord, Allaah; am I doing anything wrong? Also, are there names of the days used by the Muslims? Does it matter what names we use, whether it be in English or not? I try not.. More

  • Saying ‘Inna Allaha qaadirun 'ala maa yashaa'’

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it permissible to use the expression: "Inna Allaaha Qaadirun 'alaa maa yashaa'u," meaning Allaah has power over whatever He wishes or wills. Please support your response with statements from the Quran, authentic Sunnah, or Salafi scholars. May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Throwing picture of Ka’bah and Prophet's Mosque by mistake

    Shaykh, I have accidentally thrown away a picture of Prophet's Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,masjid, as well as a picture of the Ka’bah, so I do not know what to do now, and I think that I also have Islamic material of which I do not know where it is, but I had no intent of disrespect. I also lost Islamic material, such as Ayaytul Kursi,.. More

  • Muslim's reward for past good deeds preserved if he apostatizes and later repents

    Say that someone does a good deed like, for example, leading the prayer, and he then apostatizes from Islam and then becomes Muslim again, and then another muslim complements him for his good deed [leading the prayer] and says, "May Allaah reward you," then how should the person who became Muslim again respond? What if he stays quiet, would he be doing.. More

  • Difference between doubts and satanic whispers regarding Islam

    Assalaamu alaykum. I read in one of your fatwas that if a Muslim has any doubts about any aspect of Islam, he should consult scholars to get rid of these doubts. In another fatwa, I read that one who doubts any aspect of Islam is an apostate. Is there any difference between these two types of doubts? If so, then please explain. .. More

  • Evil eye may be effective through seeing photographs

    In the name of Allaah. Dear Shaykh, can the evil eye be transmitted via photograph? Someone gets good things from Allaah and he uploads his photographs showing the good things on social media. Are these photos a medium of the evil eye? May Allaah reward you. .. More

  • Insulting Prophets amounts to Kufr

    What is the ruling onpeople who raise questions about the actions of Prophets and their wives or the Companions and their wives and swear at them for their actions? It may be any action of them; for example, Ibrahim's, may Allaah exalt his mention, abandoning wife and son in the desert, the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam,marrying a very young.. More

  • Describing sin as good or beautiful

    Is it allowed to say that a sin os beautiful or good or what is similar to that? For example: saying, "Fornication is beautiful" or "Alcohol is good" intending to say good about the state of drunkennes or not. Or if there is a thing with which he can cheat people; to say "To have this thing is nice for the owner" or "Nice song". If we hear these things,.. More

  • Promising people to intercede for them on Day of Judgment

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. There is a weak hadith that states that the memorizer of the Quran will be able to take ten people to paradise with him. Before finding out that this hadith was weak, I promised someone that he will be from those ten (as I have memorised the Book of Allaah - and all praise is due to Him). Now, knowing.. More

  • Being forced to utter words of Kufr

    Assalaamu alaykum, Shaykh. I know that if a person is forced to utter words of Kufr (disbelief) while his life is threatened (he will be killed), he can utter those words while his heart is sure in faith. Now, I want to ask, if the property and honor of a Muslim are in danger and he is asked to utter words of Iufr or he will lose his property and honor,.. More

  • Unknowns of Paradise greater than knowns

    Assalaamu alaykum, Sheikh. Can you please explain the wording 'is nothing', Allaah willing? Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,said, “Allaah said, 'I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever imagined. All that is reserved, besides.. More

  • Joking in uttering words of disbelief unacceptable

    There is a Muslim guy whom I know who said really bad things about Islam to someone, presumably pretending to be an atheist. He said really bad things, like "Your God wants you to do His dirty work;" and that the Madrassahs are universities of ignorance and that "your Prophet" must be held responsible for this (we seek refuge from Allaah from such speech)... More

  • Forbidden love for woman not polytheistic in nature

    Assalaamu alaykum. I have a question regarding verse 2:165 in the Quran. In this verse, Allaah talks about loving others as they love Allaah. What does this mean? If someone is in a haram relationship while knowing that it is haram and does not end it, does that mean that he loves that person as he loves Allaah, or is he safe from disbelief as long.. More

  • Doing something that mocks religion without intention to mock is not disbelief

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu. Please let me know; if a person does an act which he thinks may be mockery of the religion yet he continued doing it but did not intend mockery by it. Is there a possibility that it may be disbelief? .. More

  • Sunnah directive in treating headache and bleeding

    What is the Surah mentioned in the noble Quran that is used as treatment for headaches and to stop bleeding? .. More