How can one overcome waswasa in thoughts of religious matters, especially if their spouse is also prone to it? Is it a personal matter or should we have a plan together against waswasa?¶
For converts to Islam, what are the make-ups that need to be completed for Lesson 3? For example, does witr for the Hanafis, who did not know about performing it, require making up?¶
In the back of Ihya’ ‘ulum al-din by Imam al-Ghazali, al-Basri is quoted as saying, ‘The ink of the man of knowledge will be weighed against the martyr’s blood.’ What is a man of knowledge?¶
Imam al-Haddad wrote that one should not only seek to be in the good pleasure of Allah but also in the good pleasure of one’s sheikh. Please comment on the importance of being in the good graces with the sheikh. How is this brought about? What to do when one fears that the sheikh’s gaze has fallen away from one?¶