Fatwas Archive

Question: It is known that provision is from Allah, and that He has guaranteed it and taken it upon Himself. Yet we see the worker, and he does not receive his wage except through the toil of his hand and...

Question: Allah, exalted is He, said: “And He is the One who takes you in death by night and knows what you earn by day; then He raises you up therein.” [al-An‘am:60] Is the “taking in death” (wafah) here a...

Question: The soul (ar-ruh) is a matter whose knowledge Allah has kept exclusively to Himself, as He, exalted is He, said: “And they ask you about the soul. Say, ‘The soul is of my Lord’s command.’” [al-Isra’:85] And claiming to...

Question: How does Islam rule concerning one who was born, grew up, and then died in some corner of the earth, far away from the call of the Messengers – one who, throughout his life, never heard any mention of...

Question: A man went out from his house driving a new car, with new tires, and everything in the car was in guaranteed sound condition. He was driving at a reasonable speed – the speedometer needle not going beyond 40...

Question: Allah, exalted is He, said, relating [from Nūḥ]: “And my advice will not benefit you – although I wished to advise you – if Allah should intend to put you in error.” [Hud:34] The outward sense of this verse...

Question: It is said in Sharḥ al-Asās: “What is in Sharḥ ʿAqāʾid an-Nasafī is that the Najjāriyyah say: ‘Allah, glorified is He, is One Who wills by His Essence (murīd bi-dhātihī) and not by (a) His attribute’ – with the...

Question: There was mention of oppressive transgressors and the belittling (and ill-treatment) of their offspring, and it was said: How did the sin of the father pass over to the child? And how did the child deserve that, when Allah,...

Question: Some of the scholars of Baghdad – namely Abū al-Qāsim al-Balḫī and those who agreed with him – and some of the Imāmiyyah, and some jurists of the four (schools), said: “An act is only evil by virtue of...

Question: What is the meaning of your statement, “Allah is a thing unlike [other] things”? If Allah is a thing unlike [other] things, then must He not have a place, first of all? And if this “thing” is neither a...