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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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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 seeking forgiveness from Allah sufficient for disobeying my teacher, whom I thought was wrong, or should I also ask for forgiveness directly from my teacher?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If you disrespected or caused any harm to any one, you definitely need to seek from him to pardon you. If disobeyed your teacher because you thought that he was wrong, and you not cause him and harm or insult, then you don't need to seek forgiveness from him if you were not obliged to obey him.

Wassalam 
Why didn't Allah intervene in the recent case of a 6-year-old child who was raped? If Allah helps us when we ask, why was this child, who is too young to seek help, not offered protection or assistance?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah, The Exalted, Has Ordered in justice and fairness and prevented injustice and wrong. Allah (SWT) Helps those who do good and never Helps in wrong. Those who commit crimes do that with out any help from Allah but because if their criminal intentions and acts. Allah (SWT) Does not stop criminals but He never Helps them. Many prophets  including Prophet Yahya (AS) and Infallible Imams were killed by the criminals. Allah (SWT) Will definitely punish the criminals but He Does not Stop them. Life is an exam for all people and the exam needs freedom to do good or bad then results will be according to what we intentionally did. It is wrong to think that Allah (SWT) should stop criminals from committing crimes. Such thinking is against the freedom of people to choose and opt to do good or bad then face the results of their deeds. Imam Hussain (AS) and his children and companions were killed in Karbala and Allah (SWT) never Stopped the criminals. They will definitely face the results of their crimes and victims will be granted great reward for their sufferings.

Wassalam.
If someone engages in fornication, sincerely repents to Allah, and resolves not to repeat the act, is the sin forgiven, or does the partner also need to seek forgiveness from the other involved?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Fornication is a major sin. If the person who committed sin sincerely repents and firmly decides not to do it again and seek forgiveness, Allah is The Best Forgiver and The Most Merciful. The partner is responsible for his/her own sin.

Wassalam.