The Reading Room
200 FAQ On Muslims BeliefHafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami
223 chapters

200 FAQ On Muslims Belief

223 chapters

Chapters

  1. 1Q 1: What is the first (religious) obligation on worshippers?1 min read
  2. 2Q 2: What is that thing for which Allah innovated the Creation?1 min read
  3. 3Q 3: What does the word `Abd (worshipper) mean?1 min read
  4. 4Q 4: What is Worship?1 min read
  5. 5Q 5: When can a deed be an act of worship?1 min read
  6. 6Q 6: What can tell that Allah's slave loves his Lord, the Almighty?1 min read
  7. 7Q 7: How could Allah's slaves know what He loves?1 min read
  8. 8Q 8: How many are the conditions of worship?1 min read
  9. 9Q 9: What does "Sincerity of determination" mean?1 min read
  10. 10Q 10: What does "Sincerity of intention" mean?1 min read
  11. 11Q 11: What is the only religion man is ordered to embrace?1 min read
  12. 12Q 12: How many are the grades of Islam?1 min read
  13. 13Q 13: What is Islam?1 min read
  14. 14Q 14: What is the proof that the word "Islam" is used to denote the whole matter of religion?1 min read
  15. 15Q 15: What is the proof that Islam is defined as being the five pillars of this religion when considered in detail?1 min read
  16. 16Q 16: What is the position of the two testimonies in Islam?1 min read
  17. 17Q 17: What is the proof of the testimony that there is no god but Allah?1 min read
  18. 18Q 18: What does the testimony, "There is no god but Allah" mean?1 min read
  19. 19Q 19: What are the conditions of Shahadah (Bearing witness that there is no god but Allah) that must be fulfilled by the one who pronounces it?1 min read
  20. 20Q 20: What is the textual proof of making knowledge of the meaning of the Shahadah a condition for pronouncing it?1 min read
  21. 21Q 21: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah (Tradition) that a Muslim must have absolute faith?1 min read
  22. 22Q 22: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah that a Muslim must submit completely to Allah and that this is a precondition of his faith?1 min read
  23. 23Q 23: What is the textual proof that acceptance (of the Message of Islam) is a precondition of faith in Allah from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah?3 min read
  24. 24Q 24: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah that a Muslim must be sincere?1 min read
  25. 25Q 25: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah that a Muslim must be honest?1 min read
  26. 26Q 26: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah that love for1 min read
  27. 27Q 27: What is the textual proof that one should make friends and declare enmity only for Allah's Sake?3 min read
  28. 28Q 28: What is the textual proof of the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?1 min read
  29. 29Q 29: What is the meaning of testifying that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?1 min read
  30. 30Q 30: What are the conditions of testifying that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah? Could the first testimony (relating to Allah) be acceptable without this one?1 min read
  31. 31Q 31: What is the textual proof that Prayer and Zakah are compulsory?1 min read
  32. 32Q 32: What is the textual proof that Sawm (Fasting) is obligatory?1 min read
  33. 33Q 33: What is the textual proof that Pilgrimage (Hajj) is compulsory?1 min read
  34. 34Q 34: What is the ruling pertaining to one who denies one of the aforementioned rites, or acknowledges them but neglects them out of arrogance and pride?1 min read
  35. 35Q 35: What is the ruling pertaining to one who acknowledges them, but neglects them due to laziness or false interpretation?2 min read
  36. 36Q 36: What is Iman (Faith)?1 min read
  37. 37Q 37: What is the textual proof that Faith must be expressed in words and deeds?1 min read
  38. 38Q 38: What is the textual proof that Faith increases and decreases?1 min read
  39. 39Q 39: What is the textual proof that degrees of Faith vary from one person to another?3 min read
  40. 40Q 40: What is the textual proof that the word Iman "Faith" is used to mean every aspect of the religion (of Islam)?1 min read
  41. 41Q 41: What is the textual proof that when Faith is considered in detail, it refers to the six articles?1 min read
  42. 42Q 42: What is the textual proof of these articles of Faith from the Glorious Qur'an, mentioned together?1 min read
  43. 43Q 43: What does having faith in Allah Almighty mean?1 min read
  44. 44Q 44: What does Oneness of the Worship of Allah mean?1 min read
  45. 45Q 45: What is the opposite of "Oneness of the Worship of Allah"?1 min read
  46. 46Q 46: What does Major Shirk mean?2 min read
  47. 47Q 47: What is [As-Shirk Al-Asghar] Minor Shirk (polytheism)?2 min read
  48. 48Q 48: What is the difference between "and" and "then" in these expressions?1 min read
  49. 49Q 49: What does "Oneness of the Lordship of Allah" mean?3 min read
  50. 50Q 50: What is the opposite of "Oneness of the Lordship of Allah"?2 min read
  51. 51Q 51: What does the Oneness of the Names and Attributes of Allah mean?2 min read
  52. 52Q 52: What is the textual proof of the Most Beautiful Names of Allah from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah?1 min read
  53. 53Q 53: Cite some examples on the Most Beautiful Names of Allah from the Glorious Qur'an?5 min read
  54. 54Q 54: Cite some examples on the Most Beautiful Names of Allah from the Prophetic Sunnah?2 min read
  55. 55Q 55: How many indications do the Most Beautiful Names of Allah denote?1 min read
  56. 56Q 56: Cite some examples on this?1 min read
  57. 57Q 57: How many indications do the Most Beautiful Names of Allah denote by way of Indication?1 min read
  58. 58Q 58: How many types are the Most Beautiful Names pertaining to calling Almighty Allah therewith?1 min read
  59. 59Q 59: Almighty Allah's Names are divided into two categories: those related to the Entity, and those related to His Acting. Cite some examples on those related to the Entity from the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  60. 60Q 60: Cite some examples on those Most Beautiful Names that are related to the Entity from the Prophetic Sunnah?2 min read
  61. 61Q 61: Cite some of the examples from the Glorious Qur'an that relate some of Allah's Acting Attributes?1 min read
  62. 62Q 62: Cite some of the examples from the Prophetic Sunnah that relate some of His Acting Attributes?3 min read
  63. 63Q 63: Can Names be derived from all the Attributes related to His Acting, Glorified is He?2 min read
  64. 64Q 64: What does His Name "the Ever Exalted" denote, along with other Names giving the same connotation such as "the Evident”, "the Sublime Vanquisher", and "the Supremely High"?1 min read
  65. 65Q 65: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an that Allah is High in Place?1 min read
  66. 66Q 66: What is the textual proof from the Prophetic Sunnah that Allah is High in Place?2 min read
  67. 67Q 67: What did the earlier godly scholars say pertaining to the issue of [Istiwa’] Rising Over (the Throne)?1 min read
  68. 68Q 68: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an that Allah is the Sublime Vanquisher?1 min read
  69. 69Q 69: What is the textual proof from the Prophetic Sunnah that Allah is the Sublime Vanquisher?1 min read
  70. 70Q 70: What is the textual proof that Allah is the Most High in Rank? What must be negated pertaining to Allah the Almighty?1 min read
  71. 71Q 71: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah's Messenger (Peace be upon him) regarding the Most Beautiful Names of Allah that reads: "Whoever knows them will be admitted into Paradise?"2 min read
  72. 72Q 72: What does contradict [Tawhid Al-Asma’ was-Sifat] the Oneness of the Names and Attributes of Allah?2 min read
  73. 73Q 73: Are all types of [Tawhid] the Oneness of Allah correlative?1 min read
  74. 74Q 74: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah that a Muslim believes in the existence of Angels?1 min read
  75. 75Q 75: What does believing in the Angels mean?1 min read
  76. 76Q 76: Cite some of their kinds considering their nature and the missions they tackle?2 min read
  77. 77Q 77: What is the Qur'anic textual proof that a Muslim must believe in the Heavenly Scriptures?1 min read
  78. 78Q 78: Have all the Heavenly Scriptures been mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  79. 79Q 79: What does affirming faith in Allah's Scriptures mean?2 min read
  80. 80Q 80: What is the position of the Glorious Qur'an among the earlier Divine Books?2 min read
  81. 81Q 81: What should the whole (Ummah) Community abide with pertaining to the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  82. 82Q 82: What does holding fast to the Qur'an and observing its right mean?1 min read
  83. 83Q 83: What is the ruling pertaining to him who claims that the Qur'an is "Created"?2 min read
  84. 84Q 84: Is the Speech Attribute related to Allah's Entity or is it linked to His Acting Attributes?2 min read
  85. 85Q 85: Who are the Waqifah, and what is the ruling pertaining to them?1 min read
  86. 86Q 86: What is the ruling pertaining to one who says: "My pronunciation of the Qur'an is created"?1 min read
  87. 87Q 87: What is the textual proof that a Muslim should believe in Allah's Messengers?1 min read
  88. 88Q 88: What does "to have Faith in the Messengers of Allah" mean?2 min read
  89. 89Q 89: Did the call of the Messengers correspond with one another regarding the orders and prohibitions they conveyed?1 min read
  90. 90Q 90: What is the textual proof that they call for the same principle of worship (mentioned earlier)?2 min read
  91. 91Q 91: What is the proof of the differences among their Shara’i` (pl. Shari'ah) laws pertaining to what is lawful [Halal] and what is unlawful [Haram]?1 min read
  92. 92Q 92: Have all the Messengers been mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  93. 93Q 93: How many Messengers are mentioned in the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  94. 94Q 94: Who are the Messengers of Firm Will [Ulul-`Azm]?1 min read
  95. 95Q 95: Who was the first Messenger?1 min read
  96. 96Q 96: When did the differing take place?1 min read
  97. 97Q 97: Who is the last (seal) of the Prophets?1 min read
  98. 98Q 98: What is the textual proof of this?1 min read
  99. 99Q 99: What was given by Allah to Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and not to any of the other Prophets?3 min read
  100. 100Q 100: What are the Miracles of the Prophets?2 min read
  101. 101Q 101: What is the textual proof of the miraculous nature of the Glorious Qur'an?2 min read
  102. 102Q 102: What is the textual proof that a Muslim must believe in the Last Day?1 min read
  103. 103Q 103: What does believing in the Last Day mean? What does it imply?1 min read
  104. 104Q 104: Does anyone know when the Last Hour will be?2 min read
  105. 105Q 105: Cite some examples from the Glorious Qur'an pertaining to the portents of the Last Hour?2 min read
  106. 106Q 106: Cite some examples from the Prophetic Sunnah pertaining to the portents of the Last Hour?2 min read
  107. 107Q 107: What is the textual proof of believing in death from the Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah?2 min read
  108. 108Q 108: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an that the trial of the grave and its blessing or torment is a truth?1 min read
  109. 109Q 109: What is the textual proof of the trial of the grave from the Prophetic Sunnah?4 min read
  110. 110Q 110: What is the textual proof that there will be a resurrection from the graves?5 min read
  111. 111Q 111: What is the ruling pertaining to him who belies resurrection?1 min read
  112. 112Q 112: What is the textual proof that there will be the blowing in the Horn? How many are the blowings?2 min read
  113. 113Q 113: How is the manner of Gathering demonstrated in the Glorious Qur'an?2 min read
  114. 114Q 114: How is the manner of Gathering demonstrated in the Prophetic Sunnah?2 min read
  115. 115Q 115: Cite some descriptions of how people would stand in the Day of Judgment from the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  116. 116Q 116: Cite some descriptions of how people would stand in the Day of Judgment from the Prophetic Sunnah?1 min read
  117. 117Q 117: Cite some descriptions of the Display and Reckoning in the Day of Judgment from the Glorious Qur'an?2 min read
  118. 118Q 118: Cite some descriptions of the Display and Reckoning in the Day of Judgment from the Prophetic Sunnah?2 min read
  119. 119Q 119: Cite some descriptions of the Spreading of the Records of deeds from the Glorious Qur'an?2 min read
  120. 120Q 120: Cite some descriptions of the Spreading of the Records of deeds from the Prophetic Sunnah?1 min read
  121. 121Q 121: What is the Qur'anic textual proof that the Balance is a truth? How is it described?1 min read
  122. 122Q 122: What is the Textual proof that the Balance is a truth from the Prophetic Sunnah? How is it described?1 min read
  123. 123Q 123: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an that the Straight Path exists?1 min read
  124. 124Q 124: What is the textual proof from the Prophetic Sunnah that the Straight Path exists?2 min read
  125. 125Q 125: What is the Qur'anic textual proof that being judged rightfully (Just Retaliation) is a fact of the Last Day?1 min read
  126. 126Q 126: What is the textual proof that being judged rightfully (Just Retaliation) is a fact of the Last Day from the Prophetic Sunnah?1 min read
  127. 127Q 127: What is the textual proof from the Glorious Qur'an that the Cistern exists?1 min read
  128. 128Q 128: What is the textual proof from the Prophetic Sunnah that the Cistern exists?2 min read
  129. 129Q 129: What is the textual proof that a Muslim must believe in the existence of Paradise and Hellfire?2 min read
  130. 130Q 130: What does Faith in Paradise and Hell-Fire mean?1 min read
  131. 131Q 131: What is the textual proof that they are currently existing?3 min read
  132. 132Q 132: What is the textual proof that they are eternally existing (by the Leave of Allah)?3 min read
  133. 133Q 133: What is the textual proof that the believers will see their Lord on the Hereafter?3 min read
  134. 134Q 134: What is the textual proof of Shafa 'ah Intercession? Who will practice it? For the sake of whom? When?4 min read
  135. 135Q 135: How many kinds of Intercession are there? Which is the greatest one?3 min read
  136. 136Q 136: Would anybody attain salvation on the Day of Resurrection because of his deeds?1 min read
  137. 137Q 137: How can we compromise between the earlier Hadith and the Qur'anic verse that reads: {And it will be cried out to them: This is the Paradise which you have inherited for what you used to do}. (Al-A' raf, 43)?1 min read
  138. 138Q 138: What is the textual proof that a Muslim must believe in the Divine Decree (Predestination)?2 min read
  139. 139Q 139: How many are the ranks of affirming faith in the Divine Decree?2 min read
  140. 140Q 140: What is the textual proof that faith in Allah's Comprehensive Knowledge is one of faith ranks in His Divine Decree?4 min read
  141. 141Q 141: What is the textual proof that faith in the Pre-recording of everything is one of faith ranks in His Divine Decree?2 min read
  142. 142Q 142: How many Pre-ordainments are implied in this rank?1 min read
  143. 143Q 143: What is the textual proof of the Eternal Pre-ordainment?2 min read
  144. 144Q 144: What is the textual proof of the Life-time Pre-ordainment on the Day of Covenant?3 min read
  145. 145Q 145: What is the textual proof of the Life-time Pre-ordainment when the Nutfah is first created?1 min read
  146. 146Q 146: What is the textual proof of the Annual Pre-ordainment that takes place during Lailat Al-Qadr (the Night of Might)?1 min read
  147. 147Q 147: What is the textual proof of the Daily Preordainment?1 min read
  148. 148Q 148: What are the requirements of Preordainments?2 min read
  149. 149Q 149: What is the textual proof of the third rank: affirming faith in the Willingness of Allah?4 min read
  150. 150Q 150: Allah the Almighty informed us in His Book, on the tongue of His Messenger, and through His Attributes that He loves the charitable, pious and patient ones and that He is pleased with those who believed and observed good deeds. And that He dislikes the disbelievers and the transgressors and He does not satisfy Himself with the disbelief of His slaves or their mischief. Though all this is only done by the Will of Allah and His Wish and that had it been His .Will, nothing of these would have been done as nothing can be observed throughout His Dominion without His Consent and Will. So, what should the answer be to the one who says: How can it be heeded that Allah wills and wishes what He dislikes or does not want?3 min read
  151. 151Q 151: What is the textual proof of the fourth rank: Affirming faith that Allah is the Creator of everything?2 min read
  152. 152Q 152: What does the following statement of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) mean: "And all the goodness is in Your Hand; and the evil is not (attributed) to You”?1 min read
  153. 153Q 153: Do the slaves have any kind of will or ability over their acts?2 min read
  154. 154Q 154: How can we answer the following question: Isn't Allah Able to make all His slaves obedient and guided believers?1 min read
  155. 155Q 155: What is the position of affirming faith in the Divine Decree in religion?3 min read
  156. 156Q 156: How many are the branches of Iman (Faith)?1 min read
  157. 157Q 157: How did scholars interpret these branches?1 min read
  158. 158Q 158: Mention what they counted?3 min read
  159. 159Q 159: What is the textual proof of Ihsan (Perfection of Faith) from the Glorious Qur'an and the Prophetic Sunnah?1 min read
  160. 160Q 160: What does Ihsan (perfection of Faith) in worship mean?1 min read
  161. 161Q 161: What contradicts Iman (Faith)?1 min read
  162. 162Q 162: Explain how does dogmatic disbelief exclude one from the fold of Islam?1 min read
  163. 163Q 163: How many are the divisions of Major Disbelief?1 min read
  164. 164Q 164: What does "Kufr Jahl wa Takdhib" mean?1 min read
  165. 165Q 165: What does "Kufr Juhud" mean?1 min read
  166. 166Q 166: What does "Kufr 'Inad wa Istikbar" mean?1 min read
  167. 167Q 167: What does "Kufr Nifaq" mean?2 min read
  168. 168Q 168: What is the practical disbelief that does not exclude one from the fold of Islam?4 min read
  169. 169Q 169: If it is said: Prostrating oneself before an idol, mocking at the Qur'an, abusing the Prophet and religion, etc. all these are regarded as aspects of the practical disbelief. The question is! Why do these acts exclude one from the fold of Islam, while the practical disbelief in general does not?1 min read
  170. 170Q 170: Into how many divisions do the following terms divide: Injustice, Debauchery, and Hypocrisy?1 min read
  171. 171Q 171: Cite some examples of the Major and Minor Injustice?1 min read
  172. 172Q 172: Cite some examples of the Major and Minor Debauchery?1 min read
  173. 173Q 173: Cite some examples of the Major and Minor Hypocrisy?2 min read
  174. 174Q 174: What is the ruling pertaining to Sorcery and Sorcerers?1 min read
  175. 175Q 175: What is the [Hadd] Prescribed Penalty for the Sorcerer?1 min read
  176. 176Q 176: What is the Nushrah?1 min read
  177. 177Q 177: What are the lawful Ruqa (Pl. Ruqyah)?1 min read
  178. 178Q 178: What are the unlawful Ruqa (Pl. Ruqyah)?1 min read
  179. 179Q 179: What is the ruling pertaining to necklaces of amulets, strings, rings, threads, cowrie shells (supposedly used to save one from the influence of the evil eye!), etc.?2 min read
  180. 180Q 180: What is the ruling pertaining to Wearing Amulets containing something of the Glorious Qur'an?1 min read
  181. 181Q 181: What is the ruling pertaining to Soothsayers?2 min read
  182. 182Q 182: What is the ruling pertaining to whosoever believes a Soothsayer?1 min read
  183. 183Q 183: What is the ruling pertaining to Practicing Astrology?1 min read
  184. 184Q 184: What is the ruling pertaining to prognosticating rain due to rising or setting of stars?1 min read
  185. 185Q 185: What is the ruling pertaining to Divination and the like?1 min read
  186. 186Q 186: What is the ruling pertaining to the Evil Eye?1 min read
  187. 187Q 187: Into how many divisions are sins (deeds of disobedience) divided?1 min read
  188. 188Q 188: How are sins expiated?1 min read
  189. 189Q 189: What does "Major Sins" mean?1 min read
  190. 190Q 190: How can all sins - Major and Minor – be expiated?2 min read
  191. 191Q 191: What does "Sincere Repentance" mean?1 min read
  192. 192Q 192: When does repentance cease pertaining to each human being?1 min read
  193. 193Q 193: When does repentance cease pertaining to the whole universe?1 min read
  194. 194Q 194: What is the ruling pertaining to whosoever dies from among the monotheists while he insists on committing a Major Sin?6 min read
  195. 195Q 195: Are Al-Hudud (the Prescribed Penalties) expiatory?1 min read
  196. 196Q 196: How can we compromise between the saying of the Prophet "It is up to Allah to forgive or punish him", and between what is mentioned earlier that one whose sins outweigh his good deeds, will enter Hell-fire?1 min read
  197. 197Q 197: What is the straight path we are ordered to follow?1 min read
  198. 198Q 198: How can one pass it safely?1 min read
  199. 199Q 199: What is the antonym of Sunnah?1 min read
  200. 200Q 200:What are the divisions of Innovation pertaining to its breach of religion?1 min read
  201. 201Q 201: What are the Blasphemous Innovations?1 min read
  202. 202Q 202: What is that other than the Non-blasphemous Innovation?1 min read
  203. 203Q 203:What are the divisions of Innovation pertaining to the field in which it takes place?1 min read
  204. 204Q 204: What are the divisions of Innovations in Acts of worship?1 min read
  205. 205Q 205: How does Innovation affect the Act of Worship it touches?1 min read
  206. 206Q 206: What are the Innovations pertaining to dealings?1 min read
  207. 207Q 207: What do we must observe regarding the companions of the Prophet and his household?5 min read
  208. 208Q 208: Who is the best amongst the companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in general?1 min read
  209. 209Q 209: Who is the best amongst the companions of the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in details?5 min read
  210. 210Q 210: How many years did the Caliphate last after Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him)?1 min read
  211. 211Q 211: What is the general proof of their (the four Caliphs') right to the Caliphate?1 min read
  212. 212Q 212: What is the detailed proof that the first three Caliphs have a right to the Caliphate?1 min read
  213. 213Q 213: What is the proof of the Caliphate of Abu Bakr and `Umar?1 min read
  214. 214Q 214: What is the proof that Abu Bakr (May Allah be pleased with him) has the right to the Caliphate and being a successor to Allah's Messenger?1 min read
  215. 215Q 215: What is the proof that `Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) has the right to the Caliphate and being a successor to Abu Bakr?1 min read
  216. 216Q 216: What is the proof that `Uthman (May Allah be pleased with him) has the right to the Caliphate and being a successor to Abu Bakr and `Umar?1 min read
  217. 217Q 217: What is the proof that 'Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) has the right to the Caliphate and being a successor to Abu Bakr, `Umar and `Uthman?1 min read
  218. 218Q 218: What should be observed towards the people of authority?1 min read
  219. 219Q 219: What is the textual proof of all this?3 min read
  220. 220Q 220: Whose is the duty of enjoining the good and forbidding the evil? What are its ranks?1 min read
  221. 221Q 221: What is the ruling pertaining to Wondrous Acts of Auliya '?1 min read
  222. 222Q 222: Who is Allah's Waii33 (pl. Auliya')?2 min read
  223. 223Q 223: Who is the group meant by the Prophet (Peace be upon him) in the following Hadith: "A group of people from my Ummah will continue to obey Allah's Command, and those who desert or oppose them shall not be able to do them any harm. They will be dominating the people until Allah's Command is executed (i.e. Resurrection is established.1 min read