How to become the friend of Allah Ta'ala
Q: How do I become a friend of Allah? Is there any amal or dua to recite?
Ibaadat and Good actions
Engaging in ibaadah to please one's husband
Q: It is understood that a husband gains happiness seeing his wife engaged in ibaadaat without him telling her to. We learn that all ibaadaat should be done solely and only for Allah Ta'ala.
My question is can one engage in ibaadaat with the hope that her husband will see her and feel happy, will one be sinful or is this against ikhlaas?
Doing good deeds while hoping for acceptance from Allah Ta'ala
Q: If someone did a good deed like istighfar, durood or giving sadaqah and is afraid that Allah will not accept their deed, will that make Allah not accept it? I heard someone say that you have to be certain that Allah will accept otherwise it will be not accepted. Kindly clarify.
Showing loyalty by remaining obedient to Allah Ta'ala
Q: I prayed to Allah that I really wanted something and I made I’m not sure like intention I guess or I said that like I’ll be on my kinda best behaviour or just stay away from sins etc. because I wanted that thing.
Is this permissible to do? To stay away from sinning so that Allah grants you your dua and gives you what u want? Or does abstaining from sin and doing good have to be solely for attaining Jannah?
Is what I’m doing counting as doing it for Allah’s sake because I feel unsure and don’t want to do it for the sake of gaining something and get no rewards? How can I make it so that I get rewarded and get what I want in regards to a worldly gain I want?
Distinguishing between a test from Allah Ta'ala and a punishment
Q: How can I distinguish between a test from Allah and a punishment?
Deen and ibaadat being affected due to getting involved in a haraam relationship
Q: Someone living abroad falls in love with someone. They talk online. If they are into this relationship, will that be a reason for their duas not being answered from allah, even if they offer tahajjud and make sincere duas?
Pointing out a sin of a person
Q: Is it a sin to point out a sin of someone else?
Does Allah Ta'ala like people with colourful eyes?
Q: I have green eyes, and some people were saying that people with colorful eyes are not good and they have stone hearts and Allah Paak doesn't like people who have colorful eyes. Is this true?
Gaining reward for assisting people through one's knowledge
Q: Islamically, is working in pediatrics or geriatrics better (holds more hasanat)?
Doing things with ikhlaas (sincerity)
Q:
1. Does pleasure of our Prophet (SallAllahu 'Alayhi Wa Sallam), the pleasure of The Prophets ('Alayhim-us-Salaam), the pleasure of the Angels ('Alayhim-us-Salaam), and the pleasure of The Sahabaah (RaziyAllahu 'Anhum) count as part of Ikhlaas?
2. If someone does dhikr in a majlis together with other people so that Allah (SubhanaHu Wa Ta'alaa) can mention them in His majlis of Angels ('Alayhim-is-Salaam), does this ruin their Ikhlaas?
3. If a person starts Namaz with a weak but conscious intention that it is for Allah (SubhanaHu Wa Ta'alaa) but their heart feels weak towards praise and is affected by criticism if someone criticises their Namaz, does this mean he had not complete Ikhlaas? How can the heart be unaffected by praise and criticism?