Islam: Questions And Answers - The Heart Softeners (Part 2)

293 Pages·2007·2.37 MB·English

by  Muhammad

Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 16
The Heart Softeners (Part 2)
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 16
The Heart Softeners (Part 2)
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
B.Sc., DipHE
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© Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2003
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................1
Chapter 1...................................................................................3
Supplication.........................................................................3
41017: Overstepping the mark in making du’aa’?..........3
27237: Is there such a thing as Du’aa’
Kanz il-‘Arsh?.................................................................7
33699: She made du’aa’ and her prayer wasn’t
answered, and she said, There is no God ........................9
22722: Ruling on gathering to make du’aa’
and recite Qur’aan.........................................................13
5113: Why doesnt Allaah answer our duaas?................15
37805: There is no specific du’aa’ to be recited
when starting to fast ......................................................21
20224: He suffers from laughing too much ..................23
9619: Does Allaah delay the response to du’aa’
for the one whom He loves? .........................................24
22816: Du’aa’s to protect a person by Allaah’s
leave ..............................................................................28
34565: Meaning of the du’aa’ “Wa habb
al-musee’eena minaa li’l-muhsineen”...........................30
21341: Raising one’s hands for du’aa’ when
travelling .......................................................................31
20054: The meaning of sending blessings
upon the Prophet ...........................................................33
13769: Prostrating to the Prophet (peace and
blessings of Allaah be upon him) constitutes
disbelief in Allaah (kufr)...............................................35
21928: Starting and ending du’aa’ with
blessings upon the Prophet............................................40
14549: I am praying for a righteous husband
but nothing has happened..............................................42
26279: Is there any reason not to make du’aa’
after praying an obligatory prayer? ...............................44
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21561: What is the ruling on making du’aa’
in the colloquial language?............................................46
21234: Bearing with patience a delay in
getting married ..............................................................47
14103: Time of du’aa’ when breaking fast....................51
11402: Du’aa’ is to be made to Allaah alone.................52
10097: Infertile person praying the du’aa’
of Zakariya (“O My Lord! Leave me not
single (childless)”) ........................................................57
12372: Praying for a long life........................................58
11932: There is no evidence that du’aa’ made
when seeing the Ka’bah is answered.............................59
11543: When should the hands be raised in
du’aa’, and when do we make du’aa’ without
raising our hands? .........................................................60
11588: Ruling on making du’aa’ in English..................61
3935: Does not praying at the beginning of
the appointed time mean that one’s du’aa’
will not be answered?....................................................62
11694: Should a person call upon Allaah
even though Allaah knows his needs?...........................63
5112: Du’aa’s to remove depression.............................65
1535: What is the ruling on a person insisting
by an oath that his Lord should do something?.............67
6585: Are there any du’aa’s to help one get
a good wife or husband? ...............................................68
4845: Is there a du’aa’ for moving into a
new house?....................................................................71
1945: Ruling on asking others to make du’aa’..............72
4143: Her husband is temperamental. How
should she make du’aa’ for him? ..................................74
2470: How can he seek the forgiveness of
one who has died?.........................................................75
3064: Asking about an alternative to books
of innovated du’aa’s and looking for names
of books of correct du’aa’s............................................79
2910: Du’aa’s for infertile couples................................81
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Chapter 2.................................................................................86
Forbidden Supplication (Du'aa).........................................86
33663: Can we say, “Praise be to Allaah
besides Whom no one can be praised for
that which is disliked”?.................................................86
34692: The hadeeth, “I ask You by the glory
from Your Throne”........................................................88
12715: Du’aa’ for protection.........................................89
21983: Praying that the Shaytaan may
be guided.......................................................................92
21950: She is asking about the validity of
a du’aa’ to save oneself from the torment of
the grave........................................................................93
12310: Ruling on asking by the Face of Allaah ............94
1620: Ruling on making du’aa’ for healing for
a kaafir father who is sick .............................................95
12048: She wants to pray that she will be
married to a specific man in Paradise ...........................97
11017: Ruling on reciting du’aa’s which are
not proven......................................................................97
Chapter 3.................................................................................99
Repentance.........................................................................99
46683: Acceptance of repentance..................................99
40664: Practising the secret habit (masturbation)
in Ramadaan without ejaculating................................108
40589: Practising the secret habit (masturbation)
in Ramadaan................................................................110
44615: He said that he committed zina with
a woman but he was lying...........................................111
44593: Fleeing to Madeenah form tribulation ............115
45670: He used to take money without his
parents’ knowledge; what should he do now?.............117
45001: Every time he improves in worship,
he goes back to sin ......................................................118
45016: He stole from his father and brother, and now
regrets it.......................................................................123
42464: Is it possible to return to this world
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to do righteous deeds?.................................................125
40217: He has repented from dealing with
a riba-based bank but he does not know what
his capital was.............................................................130
42992: She committed incest with her
brother – should she tell her husband?........................131
41006: A Christian asking about repentance...............134
40019: He pilfered some money and does
not know how much, and he cannot repay
it. What should he do?.................................................142
40157: He is afraid that if he returns money
that he stole before he was guided, he will
be found out. What should he do?...............................143
27176: He wants to repent from homosexuality
and needs help.............................................................145
13436: Is there any hadd punishment or
expiation for masturbation? ........................................154
22880: Is it permissible to wish for death
for fear of losing one’s faith........................................156
27109: He has repented from a relationship
with a woman over the internet...................................158
34668: Naafil prayers at times when prayer
is not allowed ..............................................................163
33858: He took some money by force from
a man and he wants to repent......................................166
34517: Hajj with haraam money.................................167
34161: She committed a haraam action with
a man thinking that she was helping him and
being kind....................................................................170
20848: He hugged his sister when they were
both naked...................................................................173
34905: Repent before it is too late ..............................174
34807: His friends have some pictures of
him and he has asked them to destroy them,
but they refused...........................................................176
37799: He has recently started to pray
regularly ......................................................................177
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20642: Does committing a sin openly put
a person beyond the pale of Islam?.............................178
26845: What should a man who is a partner
is a camera shop do? ...................................................184
13727: Ruling on using cameras after
repenting......................................................................184
22912: He committed a sin and does not
know what he should do now......................................186
12809: A woman attempted to kill herself
but she repented before she died.................................188
9222: She had a tattoo done before she
became Muslim. Is she cursed?...................................190
9231: Persisting in sin.................................................192
23491: He repents then he goes back to sin................195
624: Repenting From Adultery....................................200
21223: She wants to give up prayer as
she feels shy before Allaah because she is
committing zina...........................................................201
23485: How can someone who used to
commit adultery and steal repent?...............................208
26985: Tempted by permissive channels
and internet sites..........................................................212
21841: Does he have to marry his female
relative whom he touched in a haraam manner?.........216
13220: Is punishment from Allaah one of
the consequences of sin?.............................................217
23425: Sin and its effects on the one who
commits it....................................................................220
21227: It is not obligatory to offer expiation
for watching movies, rather it is obligatory
only to repent sincerely ...............................................225
13693: Means of expiating sin....................................227
22012: If he taught others to do something
sinful, then he repented from it, will he still
carry a burden of sin?..................................................235
13990: A young man did all kinds of haraam
actions, and he wants to repent ...................................236
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