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Islam and the Quran
Did Musaylama (the false prophet) give
you a fatwa in this regard? (Musanaf Abdul
Razzaq, hadith no. 1318)
In other words, he meant: ‘Which hypocrite told you of
this wrong practice?’
When Umar’s sister had asked him to clean himself, she
said it out of the leverage she had over her brother. We
may not have the same leverage over others in our life.
Cleanliness is a form of respect a reader gives to God’s
word, however, imposing this practice keeps people away
from comfortably reading or gifting the Quran and above
all prevents people from knowing the message of God.
46 In Islam, can we see Allah if
we go to heaven?
es. According to a hadith, the Companions once asked
Ythe Prophet if we would see God in Paradise. The
hadith is as follows:
During the lifetime of the Prophet some
people asked, ‘O God’s Messenger! Shall we
see our Lord on the Day of Resurrection?’
The Prophet said, ‘Yes. Do you have any
difficulty in seeing the sun at midday when
it is bright and there is no cloud in the sky?’
They replied, ‘No.’ He then said, ‘Do you
have any difficulty in seeing the moon on a
full moon night when it is bright and there
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