#marhoom

Addressing, attributing and giving thanks to “Nature” as a metaphor for Allaah

Question: A bottled water company wrote a strange sentence on a roadside advertising billboard. It says: “There are still some gifts granted by nature in our world,” and beside it is a picture of flowing water from somewhere. I told them that this is not permissible according to the Sharee`ah (Islaamic Law), because it is Allaah (Glorified and Exalted be He) Who gives us the gift of water, and…

Please advise me about a statement in the book “Al-Tawheed” by Muhammad Qutb

Question: I am a teacher at a night secondary school. When I read: “Al-Tawheed (Monotheism),” there was a phrase that I was uncertain about and have no knowledge. Would you please tell me how accurate it is and whether it is suitable for the status of Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds? It is mentioned in “Al-Tawheed” by Muhammad Qutb, a book we study in the second grade of the secondary school, p.…

Most Sinful: The eye or the mouth?

Question: What is the most sinful; the eye or the mouth?

Answer: The sins committed by people’s mouths may be more grievous than the sins committed by their eyes. A person may commit Shirk (associating others with Allaah in His Divinity or worship), which is the ever grievous sin whereby Allaah is disobeyed, with the person’s tongue… read more here.

Ruling on saying: “Allaah knows” or “Allaah forbid” or “Allaah knows that…”

Question: What is the Islaamic ruling in your opinion on saying these phrases: “Allaah knows that…,” “Allaah forbid!” “Allaah’s Will,” and “Allaah and His Messenger know the best”?

Answer: There is no harm in saying “Allaah knows that…” if the person is saying the truth… read more here.

Calling a deceased “Al-Marhoom” and “Al-Maghfoor Lahoo” or “inhabitant of the Jannah”

Question: I often hear people say some words about which I would like to know the Islaamic viewpoint. For example, when a person dies some people call him “Al-Marhoom” (The person upon whom Allaah’s mercy is bestowed). And if the person is of a high rank, they say, “Al-Maghfoor Lahoo (The Forgiven) such and such.” Have they looked into Al-Lawh Al-Mahfooth (The Preserved Tablet) to know that…