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  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

36 Questions

Some claim Allah has hands, and the reply is that Allah is unlike His creation, so He cannot have hands. Then it is said that while Allah and humans both love, their love is different, similar to the difference in hands. How should one respond to this?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Claiming that Allah (SWT) Has hands or legs or eyes etc is completely wrong. Such claim goes against Quran where Allah Has clearly Sys (ليس كمثله شيء  There is nothing like Him) Sura Al-Shura, Verse 11. This claim was taken from previous peoples who claimed that Allah Has hands. Quran says: (QUL HOWALLAHU AHAD). AHAD means the Ine Who Has no Similar at all.

Claiming hands for Allah (SWT) leads to disbelieving in Allah and imagining something else.

Wassalam.
Is Kaffara required if I leave a hickey, a love bite, on my wife or if she leaves one on me? Is there unanimity on this matter among the main Maraji'?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

No, there is no kaffarah or blood-money, etc., as long as it was consensual as well, from her side, and not to hurt her.

And Allah knows best
Can you please provide me with a Dua that will help improve my parents' relationship, as they have been fighting a lot and talking about divorce lately?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1. Azaan أذان loudly makes the house more blessed and drives away evil from the house.

2. Reciting Sura Yaseen every morning is very useful in making the house more peaceful and more blessed.

3. Repeating Salawaat and Estighfaar is very useful.

4. Giving Sadaqa.

5. Repeating (YA GHFOURU YA WADOUD).

Wassalam.
Should I proceed with my marriage despite a negative Istikhara performed by my aunt, since we love each other and his father is now supportive? Can I perform Istikhara myself? Is there a possibility for the outcome to change?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The Istekhara done by your aunt is your Istekhara unless you have have requested her to do it on your behalf.

If she did the Istekhara with out your requesting her, then you can see your own Istekhara.

If she did the Istekhara on your request, and situation has changed, you can see another Istekhara again based in change of circumstances.

Wassalam.