Softening Hearts Reminders

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "Will Allah forgive us for polytheism? Can we repent from polytheism? How do we repent? Is there any special prayers we must offer?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "Do you have any advice for young men who are indulging in worldly pleasures and who forget to prepare and strive for the Day of Resurrection?"

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question: A person has committed a sin while knowing its prohibition. He feels guilt and cannot tell anyone about it. What should he do?

Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about the Prophet's statement: “The one who possesses an iota of arrogance in his (spiritual) heart (intention, consciousness) shall not enter Paradise.” Is this hadith specific only to the believers or only to the unbelievers? If we were to say that it is specific for the believers then (is not) our statement trivial considering (the fact that) the believers shall enter Paradise due to their faith. If, on the other hand, we were to say that the hadith is specific for the unbelievers then what is the relevance of the statement (since it is already known that the unbelievers shall not gain admission to Paradise?

A question answered by Shaikh Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed regarding:"If a person repents and feels that he has fulfilled all of the conditions of repentance, can he be sure that his repentance has been accepted, or should he just hope that this is so?"

A fatwa in English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed (may Allah preserve him) answers the following question, "Some imams in mosques and professors of Islamic education, and others who are regarded as examples for other people, trim their beards – and some shave them altogether – and they let their garments hang too low. When you try to prove it, some people of weak character argue that these actions are haraam and they say to you: So and so is the imam of a mosque and he lets his garment hang too low, or So and so is a teacher of Islamic studies and he shaves his beard. We would like you to say something about such imams and those who are in similar roles, and the seriousness of what they are doing for themselves and for all other people."

A fatwa translated into English in which Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjid (may Allah preserve him) confirms the obligation of repentance and mentions its conditions and fruits in this world and the hereafter.