The Heart Softeners
What is the ruling on writing adhkar in frames and hanging them up for the purpose of reminding?
Is it permissible to have the dua when entering toilet on a paper on the door of the bathroom?He feels a shiver when praying and when reciting Qur’an, and in other situations. Does that stem from fear of Allah?
Most of the time I feel a shiver when praying or reciting Qur’an or when offering supplication, and sometimes I feel coolness on my back. Is this the shiver what Allah, may He be glorified, mentions when He says {The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord }? But sometimes when I am not praying or offering supplication, I get this shiver, but it mostly happens when I am praying. Does this stem from fear of Allah, or what?She loves Allah and is worried about her sins
I am twenty-one years old. I went through some physical and psychological problems and did not go to university. I stay at home doing nothing, and I feel depressed. I have lost some relatives who were very dear to my heart. After that, I repented to Allah, may He be exalted, and I began to pray regularly and to read Qur’an, but I still do not know much about religion and I fear the wrath of Allah, may He be exalted. I issued fatwas without knowledge, then I came to know the ruling on that, and I am afraid of the punishment of Allah, may He be exalted. I became very sad and unable to focus. Every time I tried to watch what I say I slipped. I have a problem with wudoo’ because of my nervous colon. When I start to pray, I become very anxious for fear of breaking my wudoo’ and praying without being in a state of purity. Sometimes I deny things and sometimes I do not. I am afraid of the wrath of Allah, may He be exalted. When I heard about righting wrongs, I asked some people to forgive me, and there remains my grandmother, but she has died, and this is what gives me sleepless nights. I am very worried, every time I feel cheerful and repen tto Allah, I am afraid that I am one of the people of Hell and I am afraid of the punishment of the grave. I love Allah, may He be exalted, very much and I accept every test and trial He gives me. I always repeat the words: If this is a test out of love from You, I accept it. I love Allah, may He be glorified, but I am afraid of the evil of my own self and that my sins will lead me to doom. I love and support the religion. I want some words of reassurance that will make me feel that I am following the right path.Does pursuing worldly matters cause stress and worries?
I heard this on a video; how sound is it? “No one asks Allah for some worldly matter but he will get an equal amount of worries and stress.”Difference Between Punishments and Trials
Allah mentions in the Quran that when an evil befalls us it is due to what our own hands have earned. Also our beloved Messenger, Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said in a hadeeth (report) that the most tried are the Prophets, then those in piety after those. So therefore in our day to day life when things go wrong in our lives, how do we decide whether it is due to our sinfulness or that Allah loves us and therefore sends a trial upon us?Remembering blessings and giving thanks for them may be done in one’s heart, in one’s words and by one’s actions
Our Lord, may He be glorified and exalted, enjoins us in the Holy Quran to remember the blessings that Allah has bestowed upon us, numerous blessings, such as when He, may He be exalted, says (interpretation of the meaning]: “O you who have believed, remember the favor of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah , of what you do, Seeing” [Al-Ahzaab 33:9]. My question is: how can we remember blessings as enjoined by our Lord? Is it what is meant mentioning them before people and speaking of them, or is what is meant simply calling them to mind, or what? May Allah reward you with all good.Ways of making it easier to do acts of worship and find pleasure in them
Is it normal for a Muslim to find it very difficult to do acts of worship and be unable to do them because of some fault in his character, such as cowardice, for example, or other problems, so he says to himself: if I truly knew who Allah is, I would be able to do this act of worship easily? And this is true; he begins his journey by learning about Allah through looking at and pondering the universe, so as to increase his faith, yet despite that those acts of worship remain difficult for him, so he becomes very sad for his helplessness and cowardice. But I realised that looking at and pondering the universe and the blessings of Allah on its own is not sufficient; rather there must also be supplication, because it is the key to divine help. Is thinking in this way to console myself correct? I hope you will give a clear answer.The virtue of remembering Allah (dhikr), may He be exalted; is everyone who remembers Allah little a hypocrite?
“and they do not remember Allah but little” [an-Nisa’ 4:142] – this phrase is from a verse which speaks of the hypocrites. My question is: is remembering Allah (dhikr) obligatory? If I do not remember Allah, but I pray and do all the obligatory duties, am I a hypocrite? Is everyone who remembers Allah little a hypocrite?Tricks that the Shaytan uses to misguide people
What is the order of importance of acts of worship? I learned from an Islamic tape that the Shaytan has tricks, one of which is that he starts by trying to make the person a disbeliever; if he cannot do that, he tries to make him not pray; if he cannot do that, he tries to prevent him from doing acts of worship that earn greater reward, and so on, until he comes to the least that he can do, which is making the person overindulge in what is permissible; in other words, he makes him extravagant and wasteful I hope that you can explain the order of acts of worship in terms of importance, because I do not know which bring great reward and which bring greater reward.Importance of reflection and taking stock of oneself
I have recently begun a form of reflective mediation every night after 'Isha prayer. I sit in silence focusing on my breathing and I reflect on my past, the sins I have commited, and the good deeds I have done. I then focus on the future and what do I need to do to keep striving in the way of Allah. There are similar sufi practices such as Muraqabah and Muhaasabah. I base these actions on the hadith of Umar ibn Khattab (ra), "Take account of yourselves before you are taken to account, weigh your deeds before they are weighed." Is this form of silent dhikr/ meditation bid'ah? Does it go against the Quran and Sunnah? How can I be reflective of my life in a way that is Shariah compliant?He uttered a phrase cursing [someone’s] religion, but did not complete the phrase; and the difference between annulment of good deeds and annulment of the reward for good deeds
What is the ruling on someone uttering, in a moment of anger, a phrase cursing [someone’s] religion, but he did not complete the phrase. And what is the difference between annulment of good deeds and annulment of the reward for good deeds, because I have read that if an apostate repents, his deeds remain but the reward for them is lost?He is assailed by doubts because he no longer focuses on his prayer
I hope that you can tell me how I can make myself enjoy and like obeying Allah and doing acts of worship. Every time I see foreigners who become Muslim, and how Allah has sent down tranquillity to them, I weep bitterly, because I want to be like them. Even when I listen to lectures and stories of the Prophets, and I listen to Qur’an, I weep and think of death and meeting Allah. I weep, but one or two hours after listening to Qur’an or religious lectures, I go back to my old ways, and I start taking prayer and many other matters lightly. I begin to doubt, thinking that I am drifting away from my religion and that I am going to apostatise. Many doubts come to my mind, and I cannot rid myself of these thoughts. A while ago, when I used to go out with my friends, I could not wait to come back home and pray two rak‘ahs, because prayer was very dear to me. Now I want to go back to the way I used to be, but I cannot. Even when I pray, I rush my prayer. I have begun to collapse. I am certain that the religion of Islam is the true religion, and I am afraid that I might die when there is some doubt in my heart, and my faith and deeds will not be accepted from me.Hope and Fear in Islam
Allah says in the Hadith Qudsi: “I am as My slave thinks I am, so let him think of Me whatever he wishes.” And that there is something that ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “If one of my feet was in Paradise and the other was outside of it, I would not feel safe from the plan of Allah.” Was ‘Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) not thinking positively of Allah, when he was one of those who were given the glad tidings of Paradise, and he was the second greatest of the Companions of the Prophet after Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)? Is it possible that a person could feel assured, yet also fear the plan of Allah? I hope that you can explain clearly what the connection is between ‘Umar’s words and the hadith.How can we strengthen fear of Allah (taqwa) in our hearts?
How can we raise the level of taqwa (fear of Allah, righteousness) in our hearts? I waste time watching television and playing games; what can I do?If someone says “So-and-so’s prayer is not accepted” , is that swearing an oath by Allah about Allah?
Is saying that someone’s prayer is not accepted swearing an oath by Allah about Allah, may He be exalted?What are the sins committed when one is alone?
Are envy and thinking about sexual fantasies included in the sins committed when one is alone?Is it permissible to grieve for a man who died as a disbeliever, because he will abide for ever in Hell?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to mourn the death of a Christian person because he will go to Hell after his death?Fitnah of the Shaytaan (and his attempts to mislead the individual) at the time of death
Is it true that the Shaytaan may come to a person at the time of death, so that the person will die as a disbeliever even though he did the deeds of the people of Paradise all his life?How can one complain only to Allah, may He be exalted?
Can you explain how one can complain only to Allah, may He be glorified and exalted? In Soorat Yoosuf, Allah, may He be exalted, tells us that Ya‘qoob (peace be upon him) said (interpretation of the meaning): “I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know” [Yoosuf 12:86]. And in Soorat al-Mujaadilah He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Certainly has Allah heard the speech of the one who argues with you, [O Muhammad], concerning her husband and directs her complaint to Allah. And Allah hears your dialogue; indeed, Allah is Hearing and Seeing” [al-Mujaadilah 58:1].We know the signs of Allah’s love for His slave; what are the signs of Allah’s hatred towards His slave?
There are many questions on your website and on the Internet in general that speak of the signs of Allah’s love for His slave; what are the signs of Allah’s hatred towards His slave?