Using beads for zikr
Q: Is the use of zikr beads established in the Shari'ah?
Zikr & Dua
Making dua through the waseelah of Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam)
Q: Is it correct to end your dua such, Ya Allah complete my dua with the waseelah of your Rasool صلي الله عليه وسلم. What is the correct way to make dua and the correct manner to end the dua?
Durood-e-Ebrahim
Q: My question is about Durood-e-ebraheem. The Quran states in Surah Ahzab (33) Verse 56 صلّوا عليه وسلِّموا, but Durood-e-ebraheem only contains the صلّوا part and not the سلِّموا part. Instead it says اللهم بارك. Can you shed some light on this matter?
Dua of Ka'b Ahbaar
Q: There was one sahabi who was a jew before, most probably Abdullah ibn Salaam or Kaab Ahbar (ra), who said if I did not read this particular dua, the jews would turn me into a donkey. Which dua is it?
Having a burglary after reading all the protection duas
Q: Is it possible to have a burglary after reading all the protection duas. How do you explain this?
Reciting the duas before sleeping when sleeping during the day
Q: If a person is sleeping during the day, like after Zohr for example, should one recite Tasbeeh-e-Faatimi, Aayatul Qursi, Surah Iklaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas before this sleep and upon waking up? In other words, should sleeping during the day be treated as though one is sleeping at night?
Dua before leaving the home
Q: The du'aa before leaving the home, "Bismillaahi tawakkaltu 'alallaah, wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah". Who recorded this hadeeth and what is its grading?
Reciting duas with tajweed
Q: I have a question regarding duas and supplications from the Sunnah. In the Quran, there are signs of stopping or continuing on a certain verse and the reader has a choice of either pausing or continuing reading. My question is does this also apply for the duas which we read. For example like the dua after leaving the toilet is ghufranaka, can it also be said as ghufranak? Meaning do duas also have signs of pausing/continuing? For example the third kalima is Subhanallahi walhamdulillahi, wa laa ilaha illallahu Wallahu Akbar wa laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa billahil aliyyil Azeem. When you recite can you continue by saying Wallahu akbaru instead of stopping and saying Akbar? And can you also say it as Subhanallah instead of Subhanallahi, and walhamdulillah instead of walhamdulillahi, without the i at the end? And can this be done with other duas also?
Dua for those who are suffering
Q: Is there any Masnoon (or any other good) Du'a we can recite for a Muslim who is suffering in prison? Especially for those who are specifically suffering in the prisons of countries like the USA etc.
Congregational zikr
Q: In my local Musjid sometimes after magrib salaah they do mehfil zikr for about 5-10 minutes. They would start off by turning off the lights and we would sit on the floor and have a main person who guides us through the zikr. Throughout the zikr I heard things or words that I have never heard of such as 'Haqhu' and 'Jalashanoo' they would say it in quite an aggressive way which gave me doubts regarding the zikr that had been taking place. My question is:
1. Is this whole gathering permissible?
2. The words used in the aggressive manner 'Haqhu and Jalashanoo' , can they be used?
3. What is Imam Abu Hanifas opinion regarding mehfil zikr?