Question 1

Is it recommended to teach children supplications and Remembrances (adhkar)?

Accepted Answer

Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas exemplified the recommendation of teaching children the prophetic supplications for seeking refuge in Allah. — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 2

Is it Obligatory for Women to Wear Black Abayas?

Accepted Answer

— Shaykh ʿAbdullāh ibn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Bukhārī.

Question 3

Mention the four categories of people in Allah's gift of children(mentioned in Surah Ash-Shura)?

Accepted Answer

There are four categories of people with regard to Allah's gift of children, as described in Surah Ash-Shura. — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 4

Mention the stages of the fetus in its mother's womb?

Accepted Answer

The fetus is a drop (nutfah) in the first forty days, then a clot (alaqah) in the second forty, then a lump of flesh (mudghah) in the third forty. — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 5

Did Allah Almighty entrust an angel with the fetus? Mention the evidence?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is from the grace and favor of Allah Almighty that He entrusted an angel with the fetus to care for it in all its stages. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, has entrusted an a... — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 6

What is the function of the angel that Allah Almighty entrusted with the fetus?

Accepted Answer

The angel's function is: 1- To follow the creation of the fetus in its mother's womb. 2- Depicting the creation of the fetus and the formation of its organs in the womb. 3- Writing: its deeds, its pro... — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 7

When does the angel blow the soul into it(fetus)?

Accepted Answer

The angel blows the soul into the fetus after one hundred and twenty days have passed. — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 8

Mention the stages of human life?

Accepted Answer

It is a drop, then a clot, then a lump of flesh, then it is born and becomes an infant, then an undiscerning boy, then a discerning boy, then an adult, then a teenager, then a young man, then a middle... — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 9

How does the child become male or female? And when does the boy resemble his father?

Accepted Answer

If the man's fluid precedes the woman's fluid and prevails over it, it will be a male and the resemblance will be to the man. If the woman's fluid precedes the man's fluid and prevails over it, it wil... — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

Question 10

Does anyone know what is in the wombs besides Allah Almighty? Mention the evidence?

Accepted Answer

No one knows what is in the wombs except Allah Almighty. Allah the Exalted said: {Verily, Allah! With Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and knows that which is in the w... — Shaykh Arafāt bin Ḥassan al-Muḥammadī.

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