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  • Saying ‘Allah did this’ to justify all actions

    Assalaamu alaykum. I was told by a caller to Allah and the assistant of a Shaykh that one should not always say, "Allah did this." May I ask why one should not say this? I do not see anything wrong regarding that when something occurred with an individual or one's self. Is there something wrong with saying that, "Allah decreed that I should have this,".. More

  • Saying "In Shaa' Allah" is etiquette of Islam

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it incorrect to think negatively of the word "In Shaa' Allah" (Allah willing) when something does not happen? I so far have seen that when I say "In Shaa' Allah" to do something, in the end, I do not do it. A very few times, when I say it, it does actually take place. When I do not say it, it sometimes does happen. Please shred.. More

  • Referring to Allah as our best friend/closest companion

    Assalaamu alaykum. Is it correct to refer to Allah as our best friend/closest companion? .. More

  • Treating objects affected by evil eye

    Assalaamu alaykum. I would like to know whether the evil eye can also afflict material things such as cars and houses? If so, then how can we cure the item that has been inflicted? Is it the same as if a human was afflicted, where we have to get the water from the one who gave the evil eye and pour it over the item, or do we just recite Ruqyah (healing.. More

  • Allah's Attributes are as high as His Superiority and Exaltedness

    Is my understanding correct; that Allah's superiority and exaltedness are higher than that of his Attributes? .. More

  • Disbeliever who curses Creator

    What do the four schools say about a disbeliever who is so sick and depraved that he dares to curse his Creator, Allah? Also, what do they say about a disbeliever who curses our Prophet, sallallahu ʻalayhi wa sallam? .. More

  • Scholar prostrates before Sufi Shaykh and then conducts marriage contracts

    There are scholars who prostrate to their shaykh, and then they perform people's marriages and read the sermon of the marriage. Is their involment haram or halal in people's marriages given that they perform Shirk (polytheism) and then do so? Are those marriages halal or haram? Please advise. .. More

  • Praising Allah for what He bestowed upon both believers and disbelievers

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, Shaykhs. "Praise be to Allah, Who has provided us with food and with drink, has sufficed us and given us an abode, for how many are there with no provision and with no home." In this supplication (it is of the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam,to recite it in Arabic before sleeping),.. More

  • Allah created all things, whether lawful or unlawful

    Is it appropriate to say that Allah has given us all things, including sinful things? Like someone says this movie ticket is given to me by Allah, is this correct? Similarly we say that Allah is the creator of all things. So will it be appropriate to say that Allah is the creator of man made things which are sinful i.e. movies etc? .. More

  • Possibility that devils revert to Islam

    Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu, Shaykhs. Is it possible that a devil repents and turns to Islam? Human devils do repent and turn to Islam, so what about jinn devils? May Allah reward you, Shaykhs. .. More

  • Reacting to people who say or do what leads to Kufr

    Assalaamu alaykum. During our life, we may have uttered words of Kufr (disbelief) and may have done acts of Kufr. We may have uttered a word without realizing that it takes one out of the fold of Islam. Can we renew our faith every day by repenting to Allah and repeating the testimony of faith? I am asking these questions because, nowadays, we sings.. More

  • Waswaas about committing Kufr I‘raadh

    I have read somewhere:Kufr (disbelief) of I‘raadh (turning away from the truth):when a person has a doubt and is able to learn and find out the truth yet he is satisfied with what he is upon and does not seek the truth. What does it mean exactly? Does it mean that whenever a person has a doubt or is unaware of a ruling or has doubt about Kufr,.. More

  • Whether meteors still stone devils now

    Assalaamu alaykum. Where the verses about the jinn and meteors only about the Prophet's, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam,time, and not about the present? .. More

  • Prophets are free from shortcomings

    Were the Prophets free from any shortcomings? I do not mean anything that may be disrespectful to a Prophet; I mean things like physical problems and things like forgetfulness etc. .. More

  • Calling person ‘Khoda’ ('Allah' in Urdu)

    Assalaamu alaykum. A girl who loves me very much said that I am her Khoda (which we use for 'Allah' in Urdu). Here, the problem is not whether Khoda is the name of Allah or not, but the problem is that when we say Khoda (as everyone says in India and Pakistan), we mean Allah Almighty. Is what she said Kufr (disbelief)? If it is Kufr, then what should.. More