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Spirituality/General
What practical things can be done to gain closeness to Allah swt and gain contentment of the heart other than the faraaid.
Spirituality/General
I have noticed many Muslims carry and attach duas and surats in their cars hoping to receive blessings from them. This is done in the form of stickers, laminated cards, etc. Is this a permissible act or an innovation?
Spirituality/General
I'm an Indian muslim who has moved to Kuwait for work reasons. This has separated me from my family. I want to live with my family but due to the law I can't get family visa as I have a low salary. Can you suggest any dua or wajifa for the...
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
Is it permissible to pray to Allah to change the past i.e. to take one back in time. Is it possible the prayer can be answered?
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
If two people commit some sort of zina but now they are sorry for what they have done and they want to repent to ALLAH ALMIGHTY, what should be done?
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
My question is in regards to studying medicine. Alhamdulillah, Allah (swt) has given me the tawfeeq to study Medicine. However as a sister I feel there are many times where the boundaries of the shar'iah are crossed whilst studying. For example,...
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
What does it mean to forgive someone in Islam? Is it just to absolve them of any redress on your behalf with Allah, and thereby an act of mercy? Or is it less of an act and more of a feeling, that one no longer feels hurt by another's...
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
It took me three years to complete an IT course (from home). I paid a lot of money for this course and now that i am about to complete the course, i have doubts in my mind as to whether or not should i go out and work. My husband is the...
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
A friend of mine had an experience with an Ouija board but was not aware of it being Haraam or having anything to do with black magic. They were in their early youth at the time and didn't know what was going on and thought it was an attempt to...
Spirituality/General
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 and fully clothed, or is it sufficient to offer these while lying (covered) in bed?
Spirituality/General
I am a Mureed upon the Shaadhili Tareeqah and I am also a Deobandi Hanafi. I have question regarding something which has been causing me some discomfort. I have noticed at the end of any Zikr Majlis held and at the end of our daily...
Spirituality/General
  Is it allowed to recite the salawat called Durood Naariya?
Spirituality/General
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 is permissible. I am slightly confused about this matter. What is the correct ruling? Q2. How many types of...
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
There are two teachers of Tajwid in my town. The better of the two has a standard of learning that people would pay thousands of pounds for (I believe) but teaches for free. His teacher in Syria has ijaza (I believe) in 14 methods(?) of Tajwid. ...
Spirituality/General
How do I get rid of doubts or waswasa that is destroying my life and preventing my heart from finding rest. Do you know of any places where they offer Tawashuuf or do you offer it at the mosque here as I feel the need to increase my spirituality...
Spirituality/General
How does one fix a heart which is hardened due to many sins and wants to find peace with ALLAH (SWT). How do you increase imaan and get spiritual, also, what is tawashuuf as I have heard that it is wrong.
Spirituality/General
Are we accountable for our thoughts that may be evil. What are the consequences of contemplating on these thoughts and how does one repent as to get close to ALLAH (SWT).
Spirituality/General
I often get waswasa in prayer, while making wudhu and in other situations, what shall I do to get rid of them?
Spirituality/General
What is the ruling on doing loud dhikr in groups, (mainly for the women).
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
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 that I should go to classes and talks because this may help, but my parents do not agree with me going out to classes, they believes that...
Spirituality/General
Which is more rewardable, group dhikr or silent dhikr?
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
I wanted to know how to ask for forgiveness after committing a sin after getting married.
Spirituality/General
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 as for evening, I was under the impression that it was at Maghrib time, as many of the Dua's ask Allah...
Spirituality/General
What is your sincere opinion with regards to the Haqqani Naqshbandi Tariqah? Is there anything wrong in joining this Tariqah?
Spirituality/General
In light of Quran and Sunnah what remedy is there for a person suffering from sihr (magic) ?
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
  After reading Salah I sometimes have the feeling to go into sajdah (prostration) and stay there for several moments, I was wondering if this was permitted and if it is, is there anything I can read during it?
Spirituality/General
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, I made the following utternaces: "I can't take this anymore, I want to go...
Spirituality/General
I often have evil thoughts concerning many things. These thoughts include those about the opposite sex and also general violent thoughts. I am sure these are to do with events in my life of the past. What can I do to counter these thoughts...
Spirituality/General
Is there a particular time of the night when true dreams occur?
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
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 with doing as much good as I can, trying to develop myself, and ultimately dedicating my life to Islam. I feel as if Allah...
Spirituality/General
What's the ruling regarding wearing Quranic taweez?
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
 In the jewellery shops there is a practice of exchanging old gold jewellery for newer gold, but less of it is this permitted?
Spirituality/Forgiveness & Repentance
During my days of ignorance, i utterened the following sentences: I said to my brother that his mosque hat looks like a cake. I said that "I cant even f***** read quran". The f-word was not towards the quran i just have a bad habit of...
Spirituality/General
Is it absolutely necessary to sleep facing the qiblah proceeding an istikhaara salah?
Spirituality/Seeking Knowledge
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 etc he uses. Recognising Allah's countless blessings.JazakAllahu Khayran,...