| Name: | Sheikh Mateen |
| Age: | 39 |
| Location: | Virginia, US |
| Expertize: | Aqaed and Fiqh ('Ibadaat) |
All Questions
Is it necessary to do tawbah or if someone has too much yakin on Rehmat of Allah swt that Allah swt will forgive him his mistake and he does not says astagfar then will Allah swt forgive or Allah swt had told us to perform astaghfar ?
And in astagfar if one has too much yakin on Allah's mercy that as he do niyat of astagfar he believes he would have been forgiven and feels not needed of saying astagfar then is he true ?
Knowing Allah is Merciful does not permit us to just go about doing sins and not even saying we are sorry for them and seeking his pardon. We would not accept this from another human being. Imagine if we are merciful but someone keeps trampling our rights and treating us bad then they never apologized. We would not accept this from them and be upset with them. We must do tauba and ask Allah’s forgiveness and not feel arrogance that we deserve Allah’s mercy.
What if the person feels sorry in heart and does niyat of not repeating but does not feel that he should say in words because of his yakin in mercy?
Imam Ali (as) said: “A pure repentance is feeling of sorrow in the heart, seeking forgiveness with the tongue (by utterance), and the intention not to do the sin ever again.”
So we see it starts in heart then through tongue and then intention
Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari (ra) says that a man came into the mosque and after offering two units of prayer said, “O’ Lord! I seek your protection and pardon.” Then turning to the man Imam Ali (as) said, “O’ man seeking pardon by such a hasty movement of the tongue is a false repentance.” The man asked as to what repentance means. Imam Ali (as) said, “Repentance consists of six conditions.
1) Repentance of the sin
2) Determination to avoid the sin in the future
3) Fulfilling the duty neglected
4) Discharging the trust if there was any
5) Humiliating or sublimating the self that has revolted against prayer
6) Feeling sorry for the enjoyment realized in the past sins.”409
Also in another narration it is said: It is narrated that someone said: 'Astaghfirullah (I seek God's forgiveness) before Imam 'Ali (as). He said to him. “May thy mother mourn for you! Do you know what is istighfar (seeking forgiveness)? Verily istighfar is a degree of the 'illiyyun (people of high station) and it is a word that means six things. First is remorse over the past. Second, the resolution not to return to it ever. Third, to return to the creatures their rights (usurped in the past) so that you meet God Almighty in such a state of purity that no one has any claim against you. Fourth, that you fulfill every duty that was neglected by you, in order to satisfy your obligation in respect of it. Fifth, that you attend to the flesh of your body that had grown on unlawful nourishment so that it melts away as a result of grief and mourning and the skin adheres to the bones, after which new flesh grows there between. Sixth, that you make your body taste the pain of obedience in the same way as it tasted earlier the pleasure of sinfulness. When you have done these things then say Astaghfirullah!”
Imam Ali (as) said “Seek God’s forgiveness very frequently, because it brings about earnings.
All Questions
Is it necessary to do tawbah or if someone has too much yakin on Rehmat of Allah swt that Allah swt will forgive him his mistake and he does not says astagfar then will Allah swt forgive or Allah swt had told us to perform astaghfar ?
And in astagfar if one has too much yakin on Allah's mercy that as he do niyat of astagfar he believes he would have been forgiven and feels not needed of saying astagfar then is he true ?
Knowing Allah is Merciful does not permit us to just go about doing sins and not even saying we are sorry for them and seeking his pardon. We would not accept this from another human being. Imagine if we are merciful but someone keeps trampling our rights and treating us bad then they never apologized. We would not accept this from them and be upset with them. We must do tauba and ask Allah’s forgiveness and not feel arrogance that we deserve Allah’s mercy.
What if the person feels sorry in heart and does niyat of not repeating but does not feel that he should say in words because of his yakin in mercy?
Imam Ali (as) said: “A pure repentance is feeling of sorrow in the heart, seeking forgiveness with the tongue (by utterance), and the intention not to do the sin ever again.”
So we see it starts in heart then through tongue and then intention
Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari (ra) says that a man came into the mosque and after offering two units of prayer said, “O’ Lord! I seek your protection and pardon.” Then turning to the man Imam Ali (as) said, “O’ man seeking pardon by such a hasty movement of the tongue is a false repentance.” The man asked as to what repentance means. Imam Ali (as) said, “Repentance consists of six conditions.
1) Repentance of the sin
2) Determination to avoid the sin in the future
3) Fulfilling the duty neglected
4) Discharging the trust if there was any
5) Humiliating or sublimating the self that has revolted against prayer
6) Feeling sorry for the enjoyment realized in the past sins.”409
Also in another narration it is said: It is narrated that someone said: 'Astaghfirullah (I seek God's forgiveness) before Imam 'Ali (as). He said to him. “May thy mother mourn for you! Do you know what is istighfar (seeking forgiveness)? Verily istighfar is a degree of the 'illiyyun (people of high station) and it is a word that means six things. First is remorse over the past. Second, the resolution not to return to it ever. Third, to return to the creatures their rights (usurped in the past) so that you meet God Almighty in such a state of purity that no one has any claim against you. Fourth, that you fulfill every duty that was neglected by you, in order to satisfy your obligation in respect of it. Fifth, that you attend to the flesh of your body that had grown on unlawful nourishment so that it melts away as a result of grief and mourning and the skin adheres to the bones, after which new flesh grows there between. Sixth, that you make your body taste the pain of obedience in the same way as it tasted earlier the pleasure of sinfulness. When you have done these things then say Astaghfirullah!”
Imam Ali (as) said “Seek God’s forgiveness very frequently, because it brings about earnings.
All Questions
Is it necessary to do tawbah or if someone has too much yakin on Rehmat of Allah swt that Allah swt will forgive him his mistake and he does not says astagfar then will Allah swt forgive or Allah swt had told us to perform astaghfar ?
And in astagfar if one has too much yakin on Allah's mercy that as he do niyat of astagfar he believes he would have been forgiven and feels not needed of saying astagfar then is he true ?
Knowing Allah is Merciful does not permit us to just go about doing sins and not even saying we are sorry for them and seeking his pardon. We would not accept this from another human being. Imagine if we are merciful but someone keeps trampling our rights and treating us bad then they never apologized. We would not accept this from them and be upset with them. We must do tauba and ask Allah’s forgiveness and not feel arrogance that we deserve Allah’s mercy.
What if the person feels sorry in heart and does niyat of not repeating but does not feel that he should say in words because of his yakin in mercy?
Imam Ali (as) said: “A pure repentance is feeling of sorrow in the heart, seeking forgiveness with the tongue (by utterance), and the intention not to do the sin ever again.”
So we see it starts in heart then through tongue and then intention
Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari (ra) says that a man came into the mosque and after offering two units of prayer said, “O’ Lord! I seek your protection and pardon.” Then turning to the man Imam Ali (as) said, “O’ man seeking pardon by such a hasty movement of the tongue is a false repentance.” The man asked as to what repentance means. Imam Ali (as) said, “Repentance consists of six conditions.
1) Repentance of the sin
2) Determination to avoid the sin in the future
3) Fulfilling the duty neglected
4) Discharging the trust if there was any
5) Humiliating or sublimating the self that has revolted against prayer
6) Feeling sorry for the enjoyment realized in the past sins.”409
Also in another narration it is said: It is narrated that someone said: 'Astaghfirullah (I seek God's forgiveness) before Imam 'Ali (as). He said to him. “May thy mother mourn for you! Do you know what is istighfar (seeking forgiveness)? Verily istighfar is a degree of the 'illiyyun (people of high station) and it is a word that means six things. First is remorse over the past. Second, the resolution not to return to it ever. Third, to return to the creatures their rights (usurped in the past) so that you meet God Almighty in such a state of purity that no one has any claim against you. Fourth, that you fulfill every duty that was neglected by you, in order to satisfy your obligation in respect of it. Fifth, that you attend to the flesh of your body that had grown on unlawful nourishment so that it melts away as a result of grief and mourning and the skin adheres to the bones, after which new flesh grows there between. Sixth, that you make your body taste the pain of obedience in the same way as it tasted earlier the pleasure of sinfulness. When you have done these things then say Astaghfirullah!”
Imam Ali (as) said “Seek God’s forgiveness very frequently, because it brings about earnings.
All Questions
Is it necessary to do tawbah or if someone has too much yakin on Rehmat of Allah swt that Allah swt will forgive him his mistake and he does not says astagfar then will Allah swt forgive or Allah swt had told us to perform astaghfar ?
And in astagfar if one has too much yakin on Allah's mercy that as he do niyat of astagfar he believes he would have been forgiven and feels not needed of saying astagfar then is he true ?
Knowing Allah is Merciful does not permit us to just go about doing sins and not even saying we are sorry for them and seeking his pardon. We would not accept this from another human being. Imagine if we are merciful but someone keeps trampling our rights and treating us bad then they never apologized. We would not accept this from them and be upset with them. We must do tauba and ask Allah’s forgiveness and not feel arrogance that we deserve Allah’s mercy.
What if the person feels sorry in heart and does niyat of not repeating but does not feel that he should say in words because of his yakin in mercy?
Imam Ali (as) said: “A pure repentance is feeling of sorrow in the heart, seeking forgiveness with the tongue (by utterance), and the intention not to do the sin ever again.”
So we see it starts in heart then through tongue and then intention
Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari (ra) says that a man came into the mosque and after offering two units of prayer said, “O’ Lord! I seek your protection and pardon.” Then turning to the man Imam Ali (as) said, “O’ man seeking pardon by such a hasty movement of the tongue is a false repentance.” The man asked as to what repentance means. Imam Ali (as) said, “Repentance consists of six conditions.
1) Repentance of the sin
2) Determination to avoid the sin in the future
3) Fulfilling the duty neglected
4) Discharging the trust if there was any
5) Humiliating or sublimating the self that has revolted against prayer
6) Feeling sorry for the enjoyment realized in the past sins.”409
Also in another narration it is said: It is narrated that someone said: 'Astaghfirullah (I seek God's forgiveness) before Imam 'Ali (as). He said to him. “May thy mother mourn for you! Do you know what is istighfar (seeking forgiveness)? Verily istighfar is a degree of the 'illiyyun (people of high station) and it is a word that means six things. First is remorse over the past. Second, the resolution not to return to it ever. Third, to return to the creatures their rights (usurped in the past) so that you meet God Almighty in such a state of purity that no one has any claim against you. Fourth, that you fulfill every duty that was neglected by you, in order to satisfy your obligation in respect of it. Fifth, that you attend to the flesh of your body that had grown on unlawful nourishment so that it melts away as a result of grief and mourning and the skin adheres to the bones, after which new flesh grows there between. Sixth, that you make your body taste the pain of obedience in the same way as it tasted earlier the pleasure of sinfulness. When you have done these things then say Astaghfirullah!”
Imam Ali (as) said “Seek God’s forgiveness very frequently, because it brings about earnings.
All Questions
Is it allowed to pray for na mehram like praying to Allah - to make himher your spouse in future?
Yes it is permissible to pray to Allah for a person to become your spouse.
All Questions
Can I eat NON HALAL meat cooked by christians? Non halal as it’s slaughtered by machinery in a factory farm but the farm is from christians? Allah says in Quran that their food is halal for you? Does that make that meat halal? Please advise
One of the conditions for meat to be halal is that the one slaughtering the meat is a Muslim. The verse you mentioned is referring to the non-meat items such as vegetables, fruits and grains as was explained by our 6th Imam (as): Hussain bin al-Mundhir said to Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (as): We are a people who frequently go to the mountains and the distance is great between us and the mountains. We therefore buy animals in large number for food, and we ask the herdsmen about their religion and they reply that they are Christians. "So, what do you say about the slaughtering of animals by the Jews and the Christians?" The Imam said, "O Hussain! The Islamic slaughtering can be done with Allah's name only and no one can be trusted with that except the people of tawhid (i.e., Muslims)."
https://www.duas.org/pdfs/surabenefits.pdf
All Questions
I would like to know which Surah are good for courage and mental strength.
I believe you may find your answer here in this small booklet
https://www.duas.org/pdfs/surabenefits.pdf
Do I have to ignore the doubt?
All Questions
If during one day, for 3 namaz out of 5 wajib, I doubt in the numbers of sajda
Do I have to ignore the doubt?
If you have frequent doubts in this matter then yes you should ignore them.
Najasat transfers through moisture and not a dry thing touching dry thing.
Cleaning this najasat of kafir requires only cleaning once with water.
About transferring of najasat see the following rule of Ayatollah Sayed Sistani:
Ruling 119. If a pure object touches an impure object and both or one of them is wet – such that the wetness of one transfers onto the other – the pure object also becomes impure; however, it does not become impure through multiple intermediaries [i.e. the transfer of impurity is limited to two intermediaries].
An example: if the right hand has become impure (mutanajjis) with urine, and [after drying,] that hand touches the left hand with a new wetness, this touching causes the left hand to become impure; and if after drying, the left hand touches some wet clothing, for example, the clothing also becomes impure; but, if the clothing touches some other wet object, that other object is not ruled as being impure. Furthermore, if the wetness is so little that it does not transfer onto another object, the object that was pure does not become impure even if it touches an intrinsic impurity.
Ruling 120. If a pure object touches an impure object and one doubts whether or not both or one of them was wet, the pure object does not become impure.
All Questions
When can we consider an object touched by a kaafir as najis?
We have a general rule that everything is tahir unless known to be najis
Najasat transfers through moisture and not a dry thing touching dry thing.
Cleaning this najasat of kafir requires only cleaning once with water.
About transferring of najasat see the following rule of Ayatollah Sayed Sistani:
Ruling 119. If a pure object touches an impure object and both or one of them is wet – such that the wetness of one transfers onto the other – the pure object also becomes impure; however, it does not become impure through multiple intermediaries [i.e. the transfer of impurity is limited to two intermediaries].
An example: if the right hand has become impure (mutanajjis) with urine, and [after drying,] that hand touches the left hand with a new wetness, this touching causes the left hand to become impure; and if after drying, the left hand touches some wet clothing, for example, the clothing also becomes impure; but, if the clothing touches some other wet object, that other object is not ruled as being impure. Furthermore, if the wetness is so little that it does not transfer onto another object, the object that was pure does not become impure even if it touches an intrinsic impurity.
Ruling 120. If a pure object touches an impure object and one doubts whether or not both or one of them was wet, the pure object does not become impure.
If I take a wet sponge and clean the door, the wet sponge become najis as well?
How to do?
Yes in your case if you used a wet sponge to clean the impurity it would make the sponge najas.
All Questions
If my friend is kafir and touch for exemple the door with her wet hand how I can purify the door?
If I take a wet sponge and clean the door, the wet sponge become najis as well?
How to do?
For najasat (excluding urine) you need to remove the essential impurity then if using small amount of water, like from a water bottle for example, you pour one time and it is purified.
Yes in your case if you used a wet sponge to clean the impurity it would make the sponge najas.
All Questions
How many times will God forgive a person for their sin if they repeat it and ask for forgiveness?
We can not put a limit on Gods forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
O Allah, I ask Theeby Thy mercy, which embraces all things
I see, I had thought if one asks for forgiveness twice and repeats the sin twice, then god would not forgive him a third time
No that is not correct. Allah is the most merciful and one of the great sins is to despair of the mercy of Allah.
All Questions
How many times will God forgive a person for their sin if they repeat it and ask for forgiveness?
We can not put a limit on Gods forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
O Allah, I ask Theeby Thy mercy, which embraces all things
I see, I had thought if one asks for forgiveness twice and repeats the sin twice, then god would not forgive him a third time
No that is not correct. Allah is the most merciful and one of the great sins is to despair of the mercy of Allah.
All Questions
How many times will God forgive a person for their sin if they repeat it and ask for forgiveness?
We can not put a limit on Gods forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
O Allah, I ask Theeby Thy mercy, which embraces all things
I see, I had thought if one asks for forgiveness twice and repeats the sin twice, then god would not forgive him a third time
No that is not correct. Allah is the most merciful and one of the great sins is to despair of the mercy of Allah.
All Questions
How many times will God forgive a person for their sin if they repeat it and ask for forgiveness?
We can not put a limit on Gods forgiveness.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ
O Allah, I ask Theeby Thy mercy, which embraces all things
I see, I had thought if one asks for forgiveness twice and repeats the sin twice, then god would not forgive him a third time
No that is not correct. Allah is the most merciful and one of the great sins is to despair of the mercy of Allah.