Spirituality

Should I continue with my studies?

It took me three years to complete an IT course (from home). I paid a lot of money for this course and now...

Forgiveness in Islam

What does it mean to forgive someone in Islam? Is it just to absolve them of any redress on your behalf with Allah,...

Repentance for Zina

  If two people commit some sort of zina but now they are sorry for what they have done and they want to repent to...

Du'a to change the past

Is it permissible to pray to Allah to change the past i.e. to take one back in time. Is it possible the prayer...

Salat al-Hajah (the Prayer of need)

  Could you explain the method and tarteeb of this salah, wheather, there is any kind of dua etc.  ...

In need of some help

I'm an Indian muslim who has moved to Kuwait for work reasons. This has separated me from my family. I want to live...

Dua's in cars

I have noticed many Muslims carry and attach duas and surats in their cars hoping to receive blessings from them. This is done...

Contentment of the heart

What practical things can be done to gain closeness to Allah swt and gain contentment of the heart other than the faraaid. ...

Best person to seek knowledge from.

There are two teachers of Tajwid in my town. The better of the two has a standard of learning that people would pay thousands...

Dream Interpretation

If a person experiences extraordinary dreams which involve symbolic images would they be open for interpretations ? e.g. Snakes, or presence of a Person with...

Evil thoughts

I often have evil thoughts concerning many things. These thoughts include those about the opposite sex and also general violent thoughts. I am sure...

how to gain closeness to Allah

I am 17 years old and I'm at a stage in my life where I really want to become closer to Allah. I feel...

Fixing a hard heart

How does one fix a heart which is hardened due to many sins and wants to find peace with ALLAH (SWT). How do you...

Removing doubt and increasing faith

How do I get rid of doubts or waswasa that is destroying my life and preventing my heart from finding rest. Do you know...

Wird before sleep

What are the adaab of reciting ayat al kursi or something else from the Qur'an, or making tasbih, before sleeping - should one be seated...

Morning and Evening Dua's

My question is regarding morning and evening Dua's. I know that the best time to perform morning dua's is at the time of Fajr, but...

Wearing Quranic Taweez

What's the ruling regarding wearing Quranic taweez?...

Sajdah outside of Salah

  After reading Salah I sometimes have the feeling to go into sajdah (prostration) and stay there for several moments, I was wondering if this...

Dua to strenghten imaan

Is there a dua to strenghten one's imaan?...

Sihr (Magic)

In light of Quran and Sunnah what remedy is there for a person suffering from sihr (magic) ?...

Group Dhikr

Which is more rewardable, group dhikr or silent dhikr?...

Pondering over evil thoughts

Are we accountable for our thoughts that may be evil. What are the consequences of contemplating on these thoughts and how does one repent...

Doubts due to obsessive compulive disorder (OCD)

I am suffering from extreme doubts regarding my iman and nikah. Due to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and subsequent depression, at the time of Hajj,...

Ruling on loud dhikr

What is the ruling on doing loud dhikr in groups, (mainly for the women). ...

Using foul language when talking about Islamic issues

During my days of ignorance, i utterened the following sentences: I said to my brother that his mosque hat looks like a cake.I...

Books: Recommendation

Can you please kindly recommend books on the following topics:The Characteristics of the Shaytaan: specifically his role understood in relation to ours: the ticks, ways...

Seeking repentance for past sins and moving on

Last year I committed a very major sin in Islam and since then I have been trying to repent. I have tried to follow the...

Sin after marriage and seeking forgiveness

I wanted to know how to ask for forgiveness after committing a sin after getting married....

Permissibility of Hadrah and types of Dhikrs

Q1. I would like to know whether Hadrah (Dhikr) is permissible in Islam. I have heared that Imam Shurunbulali was of the opinion that it...

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