1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

36 Questions

How can I seek forgiveness and receive love from Allah SWT when I feel inadequate in my faith, living in constant fear of Him and worried about the state of my being?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

When you read Quran,b you will see that Allah Loves persons with good qualities like:

1. Allah Loves those who do good.  (2:195)

2. Allah Loves those who repent and purify themselves from sins. (2: 222).

3. Allah Loves the Pious. (3: 76).

4. Allah Loves the good doers. (3:148).

5. Allah Loves those who put their trust in Him. (3:159).

6. Allah Loves the good doers. (5:13).

7. Allah Loves those who are justly. (5:42).

8. Allah Loves those who fight in His cause together like a solid structure. (61: 4).

Many other verses in Quran give similar meaning of the reason of the love of Allah.

We can gain love of Allah through obtaining these noble deeds which has degrees depending on the degrees of the noble deeds.

Thinking about the countless bounties of Allah on us increases our love to Allah, and that will make us more grateful and obedient servants, which leads us more near to the love of Allah.

Loving and obeying the most beloved servants of Allah, Muhammad and his Holy Progeny (SAWA) makes us more near to the love of Allah (SWT).

Repeating Estighfaar and Salawaat is always useful in purifying our hearts and deeds and enlightening our hearts.

Wassalam.
What should I do if my in-laws mistreated my parents, causing them to want to end my engagement, but my fiance and I are unwilling to give up because of our love for each other?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You should tolerate the mistreatment if any and try to avoid any situation or act which instigates unpleasant relationship with your in laws.

Try to explain to your parents that you and your fiancée are in agreement and his family mistreatment should not ruin your engagement.

Wassalam.
I understand to be a martyr one must die with the love of both the Prophet (S) and the Ahlul Bayt (AS). So with the situation in Palestine, would one who dies there be considered a martyr if they did not die with the love of Ahlul Bayt (AS)?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah (SWT) Knows what is in the heart of every one and we are not entitled to judge the intentions of people. Allah Knows why there were killed and what was in their hearts when they were defending their homes and families. We read in the Hadeeths that a person who dies while defending his family or land will get the reward of Shaheed.

'Our responsibility as followers of Ahlul Bayt (AS) is to support the oppressed against the oppressors as Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS) ordered us: Be against the oppressor and with the oppressed.

Wassalam.
My wife is suffering from anxiety and depression, and because of this she wants divorce. I love her and do not wish that happens. Is there any Dua which I can recite on her behalf so that she may get out of this state?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

1, Try to avoid any act or talk which instigates her anxiety or annoys her. You are her husband and supposed to be the closest human being to her so you should try your best to make her feel happy as much as you can.

2. If she has close persons like her mother, sisters, friend etc who might be able to talk to her to leave the idea of divorce, it should good to request them to do that.

3. If she feels that she needs counseling, try to help arranging good and constructive counseling to make her leave the idea of divorce by explains to her the negative side of divorce.

4. Recite Quranic supplications like RABBANA HABLANA MIN AZWAAJINA WA THURRUYATINA QURRATA A'YUN.

5. Repeat seeking help from Allah by praying :YA GHAFOURU YA WADOUD as many times as you want.

Wassalam.