| Name: | Sheikh Mateen |
| Age: | 39 |
| Location: | Virginia, US |
| Expertize: | Aqaed and Fiqh ('Ibadaat) |
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Some gatherings involve loud music and dancing such as weddings. Are we aloud to attend these gatherings and are we aloud to dance?
We should avoid gatherings in which haram things are being done.
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what is the qaza namaz time of Zuhr or Asr and Maghrib
You make your Qadha prayers at any time. The sooner the better.
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I have siblings who blast loud haraam music in the car. I've tried telling them to turn it off, but they refuse to. I want to know if I am committing a sin by simply listening to the music even if I don't want to listen to it
If you are compelled and not listening willfully then the sin is not upon you.
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What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
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What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
All Questions
What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
All Questions
What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
All Questions
What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
All Questions
What is the purpose of our creation? If it is worship then why does He need our worship?
Allah says:
“And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.” Quran 51:56
“[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed - and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving “ Quran 67:2
Allah is free of need, yet He creates what He wills.
What he will get by our worship? If the purpose of our creation is worship then this shows that Allah wants fame and popularity. Please explain.
To put in terms that we can understand, a mother cares for her child and wants them to reach the highest level in life so she guides her child by giving him rules and guidelines to follow. This is what Allah does for us. He cares for us and wants us to reach perfection so he gives us rules and guidelines to follow in life. These are what we call ibadaat. Worship is not just prayer but many things fall under the category of ibadaat.
But he is not getting anything by creating us. If he is not getting anything then our creation is useless.
You are trying to view Allah as a being who has needs the way we do when Allah is free from needs and and can not be compared to His creation. If you give money for example to a poor person this does not give you any material benefit to you but rather it benefits the one you are helping. No one would say this is pointless or useless rather they would say that this is an honorable thing done by someone who doesn’t need anything from that person in return.
1. You would be saying that the Quran is Qadeem (eternal). This would imply that there were two things that were God and not just One God.
2. If there were more than one God than they would also be in need of each other and this neediness is a deficiency. God has no deficiencies.
3. If the Quran was a separate independent thing alongside of God than this would mean we would need to have some gap to differentiate between them and this would mean that all of them would be in need of these gaps and God is free of need from anything, thus it is impossible for God to have any partner.
These same points can be applied to the Trinitarian belief of Christianity. If God is One Essence but in three different forms or parts than all of these forms would have to have been Qadeem. However, we see that Jesus (as) which is the 2nd part of this trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit was himself created and born of the virgin Mary (as). Secondly, If God were made up of three forms then it would mean that God would be in need of His parts to be complete. Thirdly, if all of the attributes of Father, Son and Holy Spirit are separate from His essence than this would mean we would need to have some gap to differentiate between them and this would mean that all of them would be in need of these gaps and God is free of need from anything, thus it is impossible for God to have any partner.
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Earlier today I was having a discussion with a a close friend of mine who does hold to the position of the Quran being uncreated, in light of this he also denied the idea of creation ex nihilo as he believes such an idea to be contradictory to the understanding of an eternal Quran. Although I understand we as Shia do not believe that the Quran is eternal, what is our view on creation ex nihilo? I rationally concluded from Quran 42:11 that such a thing is the only plausible explanation for creation as being eternal is a characteristic of Allah (SWT) and thus nothing can be like him in this regard. Am I wrong in my understanding of this?
If we were to say that the Quran is pre-existent just as God is then this poses several problems.
1. You would be saying that the Quran is Qadeem (eternal). This would imply that there were two things that were God and not just One God.
2. If there were more than one God than they would also be in need of each other and this neediness is a deficiency. God has no deficiencies.
3. If the Quran was a separate independent thing alongside of God than this would mean we would need to have some gap to differentiate between them and this would mean that all of them would be in need of these gaps and God is free of need from anything, thus it is impossible for God to have any partner.
These same points can be applied to the Trinitarian belief of Christianity. If God is One Essence but in three different forms or parts than all of these forms would have to have been Qadeem. However, we see that Jesus (as) which is the 2nd part of this trinity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit was himself created and born of the virgin Mary (as). Secondly, If God were made up of three forms then it would mean that God would be in need of His parts to be complete. Thirdly, if all of the attributes of Father, Son and Holy Spirit are separate from His essence than this would mean we would need to have some gap to differentiate between them and this would mean that all of them would be in need of these gaps and God is free of need from anything, thus it is impossible for God to have any partner.
To get recognition of Allah we need to refer to the infallible ones Allah sent to guide us and refer to them to get the proper understanding.
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How to get Ma'arfat of Allah? How do we know that Allah accpets our amal.
Allah will forgive any sin if one sincerely repents (and gives back the rights if they were something that was taken for example).
To get recognition of Allah we need to refer to the infallible ones Allah sent to guide us and refer to them to get the proper understanding.
Would that be halal or haram for me to post on facebook?
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Would talking about someone(or their actions) indirectly on social media(I.e Facebook, twitter, etc) publicly without mentioning their names but their actions be considered haram? So some guy (named X for sake of story) told someone to ask me about my opinions on X to see if I would slander him, basically set me up. I found out that X set me up. So I went to Facebook and posted “this guy really tried to set me up, how low in life must you be to care about what I say” I didn’t mention any names.
Would that be halal or haram for me to post on facebook?
It seems to be quite an ambiguous post unless people know who you are indicating. It may be better to refrain from posting these types of things though. Take the lesson out of what happened to you and move on from it
Q1: Can anyone perform Istikhara?
Q2: How does someone perform Istikhara?
Q3: Do you have to do what the answer says?
https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/38019
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I had a couple of question about istikhara.
Q1: Can anyone perform Istikhara?
Q2: How does someone perform Istikhara?
Q3: Do you have to do what the answer says?
Wa alaykum salam. I would like to share this small book which would explain your questions in detail.
https://www.al-islam.org/printpdf/book/export/html/38019