In Islam there is a big controversy about who ate the Apple first, unlike Christianity where Eve ate the apple first. So who ate it first? Or did they eat it at the same time? **Reasons for controversy** In Quran God said: > **فَوَسْوَسَ إِلَيْهِ الشَّيْطَانُ قَالَ يَا آدَمُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكَ عَلَى شَجَرَةِ الْخُلْدِ وَمُلْكٍ لّا يَبْلَى**
>Then Satan whispered to him; he said, "O Adam, shall I direct you to the tree of eternity and possession that will not deteriorate?" **[20:120]** So it is Adam who ate it?? While in another verse in Quran God Said: >**فَدَلاَّهُمَا بِغُرُورٍ فَلَمَّا ذَاقَا الشَّجَرَةَ بَدَتْ لَهُمَا سَوْآتُهُمَا وَطَفِقَا يَخْصِفَانِ عَلَيْهِمَا مِن وَرَقِ الْجَنَّةِ وَنَادَاهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا أَلَمْ أَنْهَكُمَا عَن تِلْكُمَا الشَّجَرَةِ وَأَقُل لَّكُمَا إِنَّ الشَّيْطَانَ لَكُمَا عَدُوٌّ مُّبِي**
>So he made them fall, through deception. And when they tasted of the tree, their private parts became apparent to them, and they began to fasten together over themselves from the leaves of Paradise. And their Lord called to them, "Did I not forbid you from that tree and tell you that Satan is to you a clear enemy?" **[7:22]** so now it is Adam and Eve?? and again, In another verse God said: >**وَلَقَدْ عَهِدْنَا إِلَى آدَمَ مِن قَبْلُ فَنَسِيَ وَلَمْ نَجِدْ لَهُ عَزْمًا**
> And We had already taken a promise from Adam before, but he forgot; and We found not in him determination.**[20:115]** so is it Adam?? But again!! Mohammed (pbuh) said in Hadith? >لولا حواء لم تخن أنثى زوجها الدهر
>If not for Eve, no women ever cheated her husband.
> رواه البخاري في صحيحه في كتاب الأنبياء (3152) و(3218) , ورواه مسلم في كتاب الرضاع (1470) ورواه الإمام أحمد في مواضع عدة من المسند. So now it is Eve!! These are not all verses from Quran and Hadiths that has opposite meaning (or at least it seems like it has opposite meanings) which is the reason why some Muslims argue about this issue.

In the Qur'an we have these verses: > And they ate [DUAL] thereof, and their [DUAL] shame became clear to > them; and they [DUAL] began to draw over them of the leaves of the > garden; and Adam opposed his Lord, so he erred. (20:121) > > Then his Lord chose him [masc. Singular], and turned towards him, and > guided. (20:122) And: > Then received Adam words from his Lord, and He turned towards him > [masc. Singular]; He is the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful. > (2:37) So in terms of the Arabic (male singular), only Adam was forgiven, not Hawah. What's the explanation for this? JAK.

my husband divorced me by saying it 3 different time in anger. He literally lost his mind and out of anger said this. last year around February he said it Once and around October once and this year January Once, am I divorced now? If he said it out of anger

Can you mention scholars who authenticated this hadith other than al albani and any other source of this hadith Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Reflect deeply upon the creation, but do not reflect upon the essence of the Creator. Verily, His essence cannot be known other than to believe in it.” Source: Musnad al-Rabī’ 742 Grade; Hasan (fair) according to Al-Albani Which book is musnad al-rabi i have never seen it anywhere who is its author i have read that this book is related to ibadis (branch of kharijite) what is its reputation among scholars of ahle sunna wal jamat Arabic text- عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَفَكَّرُوا فِي الْخَلْقِ وَلا تَتَفَكَّرُوا فِي الْخَالِقِ فَإِنَّهُ لا يُدْرَكُ إِلا بِتَصْدِيقِهِ 742 مسند الربيع بن حبيب 2976 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث حسن في صحيح I read this hadith on Link-https://www.abuaminaelias.com/dailyhadithonline/2017/02/14/tafakkur-creation-allah-essence/ Another hadith in same book -https://islamqa.org/hanafi/hadithanswers/123562/musnad-rabi-ibn-habib/

I'm reading Syed Husain Mohammad Jafri's "The Origins and Early Development of Shi’a Islam ". On the term "Al" he mentioned: >The term Al, meaning nearer or nearest relations by descent from the same father or ancestor or a man's family or kinsmen, is used in the Qur'an twenty-six times in connection with the descendants of the prophets or those who succeeded them in guidance and special favour from God. A verse describing Muhammad as belonging to the descendants of Abraham has been quoted above. In another verse (IV, 54) we read: "Or do they envy the people for what God has given them of His grace: But indeed we have given to Abraham's children (Al Ibrahim) the book and the wisdom and we gave them a great kingdom." And about "Ahl": >The word Ahl, which is used many times in the Qur'an has almost the same meaning as Al, though it is also used in a broader sense in referring to the people of a town or inhabitation, a group, or followers. When used in conjunction with the term bayt: Ahl albayt, it refers to the immediate descendants of a family or such a family of the same "house", or bayt. In this compound form, Ahl al-bayt is used in the Qur'an especially in reference to the immediate family of Muhammad. In verse XXXIII, 33, we hear: "And God only wishes to remove from you [all kinds of] uncleanliness, O members of the family [of Muhammad] and thoroughly purify you." Jafri claims here that the word Al "is used in the Qur'an twenty-six times in connection with the descendants of the prophets or those who succeeded them", when I tried to search in the Quran for different stems of the word "Al ", most of which did not indicate "connection with the descendants of the prophets or those who succeeded them" but mostly indicated being a proponent of someone that might be even a Kafir like Muse's Pharaoh (for example see Quran 1:50 and Quran 54:41), however, some of the occurrences did indicate relatives like Lot's Al (Quran 15:59), however this can be interpreted as proponents too since Lot's family were the only followers of his. How should Al be exactly interpreted? When we say "Al-Albayt" we probably refer to Ahl al-Kisa or someone who was related to the Prophet, but does this apply when we say "Al-Muhammed" like in Tashahhud or it mean the proponents of Muhammed in the latter?

Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam, I found a narration in '***Behasti Zewar***' in which there has been narated the following without any credentials or sources. > "Once Hazrat Umme Salma, wife of the prophet Muhammmad( pbuh) received > some meat from somewhere as a gift. The Prophet Muhammad was fond of > meat, so she decided to keep it for him. In the meantime a beggar came > to the door and asked for something in alms. > > Hazrat Umme Salma sought blessings for him which meant that there was > nothing to give. The beggar went away. After some time Prophet > Muhammad came and asked Hazrat Umme Salma for something to eat. She > asked the maid to bring the meat. When the maid went to bring the meat > it was not on the shelf and in its place a stone was found. The whole > incident was brought to the knowledge of the Prophet Muhammad(pbuh). > The Prophet replied that because it was not given to a needy person it > had turned to stone." > Is this authentic? Please give sources if it is.

What was the qibla for prayer in the Meccan period, before migration? I remember stories from sirah that the Prophet used to pray at the Kaaba during his stay in Mecca and I've always assumed that it meant that he faced the Kaaba. However I also know that the qiblah was changed around an year after the migration to Medinah, from Bait-ul-Muqadas to Kaaba? So was the qiblah in Mecca also Bait-ul-Muqadas, or was it changed twice or is there something else?

1) Here is a fragment from the 19th surah: > And mention in the Book [the story of] Abraham. Indeed, he was a man > of truth and a prophet. [Mention] when he said to his father, "O my > father, why do you worship that which does not hear and does not see > and will not benefit you at all? O my father, indeed there has come to > me of knowledge that which has not come to you, so follow me; I will > guide you to an even path. O my father, do not worship [i.e., obey] > Satan. Indeed Satan has ever been, to the Most Merciful, disobedient. > O my father, indeed I fear that there will touch you a punishment from > the Most Merciful so you would be to Satan a companion [in Hellfire]. > [His father] said, "Have you no desire for my gods, O Abraham? If you > do not desist, I will surely stone you, so avoid me a prolonged time". > [Abraham] said, "Peace [i.e., safety] will be upon you. I will ask > forgiveness for you of my Lord. Indeed, He is ever gracious to me. And > I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke > my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy > [i.e., disappointed]." (19:41-48) 2) Then comes the second fragment from the 37th surah: > [And] when he said to his father and his people, "What do you worship? > Is it falsehood [as] gods other than Allah you desire? Then what is > your thought about the Lord of the worlds?" And he cast a look at the > stars. And said, "Indeed, I am [about to be] ill." So they turned away > from him, departing. Then he turned to their gods and said, "Do you > not eat?" And he turned upon them a blow with [his] right hand. Then > they [i.e., the people] came toward him, hastening. He said, "Do you > worship that which you [yourselves] carve, While Allah created you and > that which you do?" They said, "Construct for him a structure [i.e., > furnace] and throw him into the burning fire." And they intended for > him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased. And [then] > he said, "Indeed, I will go to [where I am ordered by] my Lord; He > will guide me. (37:85-99) **In Surah 19, the father learns about the monotheism of his son Ibrahim, and the father banishes Ibrahim for a long time. And in Surah 37, Ibrahim publicly argues with his father and with his people. How do I arrange these events in chronological order?**

Why did Allah create us and put us through tests? Did Allah create everything out of boredom or for amusement? Our main purpose is to worship Allah, but why did He design this testing process? Instead of testing us, couldn't Allah have placed us directly in Jannah without any trials? Why is there a specific criteria for entering Jannah? These questions arise when pondering the purpose of creation and the testing we undergo. *Just to clarify, I know that our purpose of life is to worship Allah, but what is the purpose of God Creating us, He could have still been God without us.

Is it permissible for a man to preform Wudhu instead of Ghusl in the case of sperm discharge either through masturbation or sex if preforming Ghusl over and over again difficult and can prompt suspicion.

I have seen some people raising hands after standing up from ruku but some don't raise their hands. Should I raise my hands or not after Ruku? What is the correct method according to Sunnah?

Now in times of the internet, some poor and needy have a bigger voice than others, and in some cases with a sad story behind, sometimes they are given much more money than they actually need, while others suffer unnoticed. How much zakat is one allowed to receive and keep?

As-salamu alaykum, My wife and I live are in different countries, and I have been advised that using sex toys is permissible if used by one's partner. My question is: Can we use a remote-controlled sex toy, where I have control at times and she also has control at other times? Does this fall under acceptable use, or is it considered masturbation? Thank you.

I don't understand how this is a form of Shirk? I'm not Questioning Allah but no body has given me anything from the Quran that says we cannot wear necklaces with Quranic verses in them can somebody please explain how this would be shirk??? I mean it is Allahs words in the necklace to begin with? Please don't be rude in your answers I'm genuinely unsure about this and would like to know more about this topic

if a person lied about committing adultery when he never did it. to boast about it to people. does he need to go around all the people and tell them that he was **just lying?** cz either way he just looks BAD. is it necessary?

What—*according to Islam*—is wisdom? According to Confucius, *"... wisdom (Zhi) recognize knowing a thing as knowing it, and ignorance of a thing as ignorance of it."* (Analects, 2.17). According to Aristotle, *"... wisdom (Sophia) is knowledge, combined with intuitive reason, of the things that are highest by nature.”* (Nicomachean Ethics, VI, 1141b).

I’ve heard some people mention that you cannot make wudu if your hair or feet are wet beforehand, but don’t know if this opinion is authentic

One of the oldest seerah books mentions the following incident This slave voluntarily abandoned his muharrib master. Is ransom to be paid in such cases? Why is it exempted, if it was exempted? ***Why doesnt it come under the ruling of a slave running away from his master***?

Suicide is haram; see e.g. Qur'an 4:29 (*do not kill yourselves \[or one another\]*) and https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/323/17163 and https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/17592/17163. However, while suicide is often pictured as a fairly short process, the reality may be blurrier: 1. Try to kill oneself. 2. Don't immediately succeed, but irreparably damage one's body. 3. Subsequently die from the damage. E.g. if someone drank poison, it may take hours to years before it resulted in the person's death. When suicide is not immediate, it may be possible to sincerely repent to Allah before inevitably dying from suicide. **Question**: Is it possible to repent from suicide? While forgiveness is mentioned in the Qur'an Qur'an 39:53 (*Indeed, Allah forgives all sins.*), ahadith such as Sahih al-Bukhari 1363, 1364 (*My slave has caused death on himself hurriedly, so I forbid Paradise for him*) indicate a prolonged punishment for suicide.

I have performed Hajj at the age of 17 along with my parents. My father paid for the expense. Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah Allah blessed me with the opportunity to perform Umrah many times after that. I have not done Hajj after that. I am now 47. I want to know if my Hajj at that age of 17 would be considered as the obligatory. I am a male.