As salaam aalaikum, Many Shias say that being an "imam" is greater than being a prophet. They normally quote the following verse where Ibrahim (pbuh) prays to be an "imam" after he became a prophet. >And [mention, O Muhammad], when Abraham was tried by his Lord with commands and he fulfilled them. [Allah] said, "Indeed, I will make you an imam for the people." [Abraham] said, "And of my descendants?" [Allah] said, "My covenant does not include the wrongdoers." (Quran 2:124) But in the following verse I feel that any Muslim believer can be an imam. >And those who say, "Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an imam." (Quran 25:74) From the above verse it seems that any Muslim can make the dua of being an "imam". Even Ibrahim (pbuh) was making a similar dua. Furthermore, if we start reading the above verse in context of the 4-5 verses before, we notice it talks about repentance and turning a persons life around from sin and then making this dua to be an imam. This simply implies that ANY sinner who turns his life around can make dua to be an "imam" as opposed to the concept of infallibility of imams. So how does one bring together the idea that an "imam" is greater than a prophet when any Muslim can make dua to be a imam? I would prefer Shia view, but the others are welcome to chime in.

iam a 21 year old, my father was very abusive and he used to hit me curse me and use vile language for me and has absolutely no love towards me, which has caused me to be depressed and hence when my mother emotionally abuses me i loose control not due to my own but i also suffer from hormonal issues which further deteriorates my mood and i have no control over my anger. will i be forgiven, i believe im the worst daughter and i will receive the same behaviour from my future kids as so i’ve heard. I have a question even if i have repented will i still suffer from my future kids ? and will they treat me like i treated my mother although i have changed?

SEX WITH WIFE AND MASTURBATING I want to know if its okay if i pull out while having sex with my wife and then i quickly masturbate to ejaculate. I have done it before but i don’t really know if i can and i don’t want to get sins I have searched this up many times but I haven’t gotten an answer and I'm really curious if i can. And this will help other people incase they want to know

The Wikipedia page on [Imala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Im%C4%81la) states: > Many qirāʾāt of the Quran implement imāla at least once. Some, like those of Hafs or Qalun, use it only once, but others, like those of Hamzah az-Zaiyyat and Al-Kisa'i, use it regularly. The one instance in [Hafs 'an 'Asim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafs) occurs in Surah Hud, [verse 41](https://quran.com/en/hud/41) , but where does the one instance in [Qalun 'an Nafi'](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalun) occur? If it's the same verse, is the Qalun version of the imala recited in the same way as the one in Hafs? I would especially appreciate a link to a qari reciting the verse in Qalun as I've been unable to find one on YouTube.

If a male ejaculates on vagina without penetration is it still zina and shoud hadd punishment should be carried out

There are two days that are so significant for Shiite as **"Taasuaa/تاسوعا And عاشورا/Ashura"** ... Actually usually they use and name these two days successive. (I am aware that Imam Hussein martyred at the tenth day of Moharam as Ashura), but I wonder what the importance of Taasuaa or تاسوعا is? _______________________________________________________ **References:** www.ahmadinejad.ir www.pasokhgoo.ir

The following is a part of a hadith: > If God Almighty tormented the people of His heavens and the people of His land, He would have tormented them not unjust to them - [Link to hadith](http://hadith.islam-db.com/single-book/52/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%8A/18213/615) , but I found the translation [here](https://motamiiz.com/trend/%D8%A3%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D8%B1/) - Allah knows that we humans are weak; so it should be unjust for him to torment all of his creatures. but what about creatures that can't disobey him (angels)? --- My conclusion: The fact that Allah **appreciates our efforts to obey him**, **appreciates that it isn't satisfying for us to obey Him all of the time** and **forgives us** is **mercy**, while **justice** is kind of robotic (you disobey, you get punished) and is not what we want, so thanks Allah for Your mercy.

Same question as here but for Islam. I don't see how a married couple's becoming step-siblings is any different from step-siblings' become a married couple. Suppose Alice and Bob are widows (or single adoptive parents or unmarried biological parents or whatever) and their respective children are Charlie and Dalia. Supposed all 4 are not married (or were never married or whatever, depends if widow or not). If Alice and Bob marry, then Charlie and Dalia cannot marry. But if Charlie and Dalia marry, then can Alice and Bob marry afterwards?

Who's orders are superior for a married women father or her husband? What is in Islam about this thing?

I am performing iddah after getting divorce from my husband, still one month is left to complete. Due to some urgent problem I needed a man's help and to solve my issue he demanded me to do zina. I did zina with him unwillingly. I know its a sin and I continuously ask for forgiveness, but please tell me does it make any difference to iddah? Did it spoil my iddah?

I am wondering if having a youtube channel with gaming videos is haram. People might use it irresponsibly and waste time, would this be my responsibilty? Thank you.

I am aware kitten urine is najis but to clean it is what confused me, I used some anti bacterial wet wipes and wiped the area and the scent of the smell was gone. Is it clean?

To best of my knowledge, according to the most common interpretation, if a person is assigned to hell in the afterlife, he will stay there forever except if he's a Muslim. It's believed that, a Muslim will eventually get out of hell, and go to heaven after paying the price for his sins in hell. Where does this belief originate from? What evidences do we have from Quran and hadith that hell is temporary for Muslims, but eternal for all others?

I was having a light fever so I decided to do sehri but I did not make the intention to fast as I was worried whether the fever will worsen and that maybe I will need medication. I did not want to break my fast. However, during the day I feel I can manage until iftaar. Will my fast count or I will have to replace it?

I was wondering if the punishment for rape is stoning. This includes the situations where the rapist or rape victim is married or not (meaning if the rape is also an act of adultery or just fornication the punishment would be the same). I was looking at Sunan Abi Dawud 4379. The Hadith is graded as Hasan, but according to Al-bani it only qualifies as Hasan if you remove any mention of stoning from the Hadith. But there is another version of the same hadith that is graded as Hasan even with the inclusion of stoning [Jami at-Tirmidhi 1454]. So do these hadiths indicate that stoning is the punishment for rape [any kind of rape]. Sunan Abi Dawud 4379: https://sunnah.com/abudawud:4379 Jami at-Tirmidhi 1454: https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:1454

Wikipedia seems to say so > After Ali's death, Kufi Muslims pledged allegiance to his eldest son > Hasan without dispute, as Ali on many occasions had declared that just > People of the House of Muhammad were entitled to rule the Muslim > community. At this time, Muawiyah held both the Levant and Egypt > and, as commander of the largest force in the Muslim Empire, had > declared himself caliph and marched his army into Iraq, the seat of > Hasan's caliphate. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali That seems like the cornerstone of the Shia beliefs right? Is this something the Sunnis believe in too? This question is reasked here https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/58430/did-ali-say-that-only-muhammads-descendants-can-rule

I really dont understand a verse of the quran and his tafsirs. The verse 6 surah 4 stated that you test the orphan until the mariage. And according to the tafsirs it s PUBERTY We know that when a boy has his first wet dream he becomes FULLY RESPONSIBLE of his acts according to a hadith. ok so what s up with the following part of the verse "then if you perceive in them sound judgement, release their wealth to them. " So the boys who supposely already reached puberty isn't mature yet to manage his own propety

If someone had missed many days of fasting in Ramadan and had some missed prayers. This person went and did Hajj successfully. Will this person's past missed days of fasting and prayer be erased?

Will my Tahajud prayer be accepted as I was late? I still performed the prayer in the hopes Allah will forgive me and accept my prayer.

It's long been my dream to be a pastry chef. I haven't told my parents yet, but I recently told my older brother. He respected my interests, but he doesn't completely welcome the idea. He pointed out that pastry includes working with alcohol (certain recipes ask for a dash of wine etc). I am fully aware of this, but of course, I do not intend to use alcoholic substances in any form if ever I decide to pursue a career in pastry and baking. So my exact question is: is it possible to pursue pastry, even though I will sometimes have to use alcohol while learning in class? (Whenever possible, I will certainly use a substitute ingredient)