Aqaaid

Following a mazhab

Q:

1. Is it necessary to follow anyone amongst 4 imams? Is there any ahadith? What was their ijthihad towards giving opinions on ahadith? Did four imams mention that "in case what they were doing is later found to be not correct then we should ignore them".

2. Why some Muslims believe that only two shahih hadiths are only hadith and rest hadith like Abu Dawood, ibn Maja, an nasai and tirmidhi are not correct hadith

3. Should every Muslim believe in all ahadith?

Taqdeer

Q: If something is meant to happen it will happen, even I believe in this not even a single leaf falls without Allah's permission. But my question is should we try getting what we need or should we just wait for that thing to come to us automatically.

Allah Ta'ala providing for His servants even though they disobey Him

Q:

1. Was it because of the mercy of Allah that the Bani Israel still received so many favours even after they disobeyed Allah in refusing to fight the Amaaliqah.

2. Is it possible that although Allah was displeased with them and continued to make them wander, he still provided for them although he was displeased with them? Is it possible that this happens with us also? That although we don't work towards propagating Deen, Allah still provides for us, but he is not happy with us?

Questioning taqdeer

Q: I live in a Muslim country where majority live way below the poverty line. They have no roof, food or water. They live in slums amongst sewage, without basic neccessities of life. They are lucky to find scraps to eat!

My question is what is their fault? They know praying is obligatory but when you are spending your days scavenging for food in the trash, living in squalor how will the thought of praying even cross their minds? How will Allah let them enter heaven after death? Will they be forgiven?

Palmistry

Q: I have some questions that have been effecting my life for a long time.

1. Unfortunately I made a mistake of watching palmistry videos on youtube and saw some bad signs on my hand. I know its haram but I've made this mistake. I know no one in the heavens or on earth knows what is the unseen but according to the Hadeeth, the jinn travel to the lowest heaven and tell some of the information to the fortune tellers. I'm afraid that the fortune teller might have made some connections with jinn and what she told was true?  

2. I saw my sister's hand and I'm afraid that I might have also made some connection with a jinn and what I saw would become true.

3. If Allah Ta'ala has made these lines on our hands then they might have a purpose and meaning... does that mean that these lines do have a meaning but no one has the knowledge about them?

4. Please kindly give a satisfactory answer if i might have somehow through possession or accident made a connection? Is this possible? I have heard that we can make connections through sacrilegious acts? What are those acts?

5. I read somewhere that there are still some people who resemble to the fortune tellers from the time of ignorance. Is it possible that the palmist I saw on youtube had some knowledge and resembled one of them?

6. I also read somewhere that the predictions sometimes come true that is because the palmist gets information from the jinn. Is that still possible beacuse only Hazrat Suleman (alaihis salaam) had such powers to control jinn

7. I've asked many people and they said that one cannot be sure if some connection with a jinn is made. Is it true?

Ordering Islamic books online

Q: Is it permissible to order Islamic books online and have them delivered through shipping, even though the books contain aayaat (and some are tafseers and translations) and one knows that the shipping process is quite rough? Realistically, the packages will be thrown around, placed on the ground, will have other goods placed upon it, might even get stepped on, etc. before it gets to the destination. Am I allowed to order?