Aqaaid

Q: Somebody told me that we're not allowed to look at the sunrise/sunset, because apparently it has something to do about about shaitaan or so. This person said it was heard in a bayaan.

Q: Did the event of mi'raaj really take place on the 27th of Rajab? What special ibaadah should be carried out on this night and what is the importance of fasting on this day?

Q: Do husbands have a choice to be with their wives in jannah or do they have to be with the hoors?

Q: Did Nabi (Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) see Allah Ta'ala on the night of Mi'raj with his physical eyes?

Q: Is it okay to shred a paper with Allah's names on it and discard it with normal waste? Is burning of such paper allowed?

Q: Is there any action which can take a person out of the fold of Islam or it is only wrong beliefs that take a person out of the fold of Islam?

Q: I had heard an Islamic lecture saying that a sinful woman will take four males i.e. her father, brother, husband and son along with her to hell because they did not stop her from committing sin. But is it not that every individual is responsible for their own deeds. And Allah (SWT) will not punish or reward an individual because of the deeds done by others?

Q: I am confused as to how the Jahannumis will enter into Jahannum. Will the manner of entering Jahannum differ between the different classes of people? However, I do not understand this, as I know everyone will be made to cross the Pulsiraat and the Jahannumis will be pulled down at this point into Jahannum. I have heard that the Jahannumis will enter Jahannum through the following methods: - Entering through one of seven Gates after travelling there in a big crowd. - Flung upside down. - Hurled inside. - Dragged on ones’ face by angels. (Perhaps there are more.) Will all this happen after being pulled down from the Pulsiraat? Please help me understand this.

Q: We live in Dubai. As a cultural practice, every year on Pohela Boishakh (14th April), our women only, from 20 families gather in any of our houses to welcome the new Bengali year. All of them cook different dishes, bring and eat together. Panta Ilish is the main item in the menu. In this get-together they not only do chit-chat but also discuss various religious topics to grow awareness and enhance knowledge. Some sisters bring books of Hadith and read, others listen. This year from some sources e.g. TV program etc, some women came to know that celebration of New Year is not permitted in Islam. As get together was decided already, instead of cancelling the program they changed the date and arranged get together on a later date. In this context, if you could answer us the following: Is the get together / celebration on Bengali New year haram? Should Muslims avoid it completely? What sort of Gunah it is – kabirah or Sagirah? · Instead of celebrating the day on a particular date can we arrange gathering on some other date? · Arranging get-together on Bengali New year at a particular date (14th April) and another day (say 15th April)- will both have the same Gunah?

Q: Please can mufti saheb explain in detail the difference between Imaan and Yaqeen?