The reality of belief in the angels

What does belief in the angels mean?
Praise be to Allaah.
The angels form an unseen world; they were created by Allaah from
light and they obey the commands of Allaah:
"who disobey not, (from executing) the Commandsthey receive from
Allaah, but do that which they are commanded"
[al-Tahreem 66:6 – interpretation of the meaning]
Belief in the angels implies four essential things:
1 – Affirming that they exist and that they are part of the creation
of Allaah, subject to His Lordship and subjugated to Him.
"…honoured slaves.
They speak not until He has spoken, and they act on His Command"
[al-Anbiya' 21:26-27 – interpretation of the meaning]
"who disobey not, (from executing) the Commandsthey receive from
Allaah, but do that which they are commanded"
[al-Tahreem 66:6 – interpretation of the meaning]
"And those who are near Him (i.e. the angels) are not too proud to
worship Him, nor are they weary (of His worship).
They (i.e. the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, (and) they
never slacken (to do so)"
[al-Anbiya' 21:19-20 – interpretation of the meaning]
2 – Belief in the names of those whose name we know, such as Jibreel,
Mikaa'eel, Israafeel, Maalik, Radwaan and others – peace be upon them.
3 – Belief in the attributesof those whose attributes we know, as we
know thedescription of Jibreel fromthe Sunnah, and that he has six
hundred wings which filled the horizon orthe sky.
4 – Belief in the actions which we know some of them do, so Jibreel
(peace be upon him) was entrusted with that whichrevives the heart,
namely the Revelation. Israafeel isentrusted with sounding the
Trumpet-blast (to herald the onset of the Day of Resurrection);
Mikaa'eel is entrusted with the rain; Maalik is entrusted with Hell,
and so on.
One of the most important things that we must believe in is that every
person has two angels with him who record his deeds. Allaah says
(interpretation of themeaning):
"(Remember) that the two receivers (recording angels) receive (each
human being), one sitting on the right and one on the left (to note
his or her actions)
Not a word does he (or she) utter but there is a watcher by him ready
(to record it)"[Qaaf 50:17-18]
i.e., a watcher from among these angels who is present. So beware lest
these two angels record anything from you that will be bad for you on
theDay of Resurrection, for everything that you say will be recorded
against you, and when the Day of Resurrection comes, each person's
book of deeds will be brought out,
"…and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a book
which he will find wide open.
(It will be said to him): 'Read your book. You yourself are sufficient
as areckoner against you this Day.'"
[al-Isra' 17:13-14 – interpretation of the meaning].
We ask Allaah to conceal our sins and forgive us, for He is
All-Seeing, Ever Responsive. And Allaah knows best.
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An item in possession has been paid for with both halal and haraam money

What should a person do with the profits he made from selling cigarettes, when it has been mixed with other lawful money?
He who has done businessin things that are prohibited in Islam, such as musical instruments, prohibited cassettes, cigarettes etc. while knowing the ruling on them then wishes to repent, needs to give away in charity all the profits he made from them. This will be a means of purification and will not be counted as spending in the way of Allah, for Allah is pure anddoes not accept but the pure.
Further, if this money getsmixed up with other earnings, as in the case of a shop owner who sells many other items, then if he can compute the amount of profits made from them, he should do it in the hope of purifying the rest of his earnings.
In other words he who has some money earned through unlawful means and intends to repent, should: If he was an unbeliever atthe time of earning the money, he is not obliged to atone for them or seek their purification. For the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not demand from his followers that they purify their wealth after coming into the fold of Islam. If he was Muslim at the time of earning the money, well aware of its Islamic ban and prohibition, then he should separate it out at the time of repentance.
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Is it permissible for a zaani (fornicator) to marry a believing woman?

please tell me can i marry a beliver if i`ve had sex with a non muslim
please answer?
Praise be to Allaah.
If a fornicator repents sincerely, Allaah accepts his repentance.
Allaah says (interpretation of themeaning):
"And those who invoke not any other ilaah (god) along with Allaah, nor
kill such person as Allaah has forbidden, except for just cause, nor
commit illegal sexual intercourse and whoever does this shall receive
the punishment.
The torment will be doubled to him on the Day of Resurrection, and he
will abide therein in disgrace;
Except those who repent and believe (in Islamic Monotheism), and do
righteous deeds; for those, Allaah will change their sins into good
deeds,and Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
And whosoever repents and does righteous good deeds; then verily, he
repents towards Allaah with true repentance" [al-Furqaan 25:68-71]
See also question no. 728.
If he repents, then he maymarry a believing woman.If a fornicator
repents, he should conceal his past and not spread word of it.And
Allaah knows best.
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Is it recommended to fast ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah including the day of Eid?

Please could you answer my questions regarding this month of Dhul Hijjah. On your website you mention how it is recommended to fast on the day of ‘Arafah, but I have read that this is true also of the first ten days of Dhul Hijjah Is this correct? If it is then can you confirm if in total there will be 9 not ten fasts as the tenth day is the Day of Eid.
Praise be to Allaah.
Fasting nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah is mustahabb. This is indicated by the words of the Prophet (peace andblessings of Allaah be upon him), as narrated in the hadeeth of Ibn ‘Abbaas (may Allaah be pleased with him): “There are no days on which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allaah then these ten days – i.e., ten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah).” They said: “O Messenger of Allaah, not even jihad for the sake of Allaah?” Hesaid: “Not even jihad for the sake of Allaah, unless a man goes out himself with his wealth and does not come back with anything (i.e., he expends all his wealth and is martyred).” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 969.
And it was narrated from Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife that one of the wives of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to fast nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah and the day of ‘Ashoora’ and three days of each month – the first Monday and two Thursdays.” Narrated by Imam Ahmad, 21829; AbuDawood, 2437; classed as da’eef in Nasab al-Raayah,2/180, but classed as saheeh by al-Albaani.
With regard to fasting on the day of Eid, this is haraam, as is indicated by the marfoo’ hadeeth of Abu Sa’eed al-Khudri (mayAllaah be pleased with him): “He [the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)] forbade fasting on the day of (Eid) al-Fitr and theday of al-Nahr (the day of sacrifice, i.e., Eid al-Adha).”Narrated by al-Bukhaari, no. 1992; Muslim, 827. The scholars are unanimously agreed that it is haraam to fast on these days.
Righteous deeds on these ten days are better than on others. With regard to fasting, that should only be done on nine of them; the tenth day is the day ofEid when it is haraam to fast.
Based on this, what is meant by the virtue of theten days of Dhu’l-Hijjah is fasting nine days only, even though they are called ten days./ - - - :-> Transtors: 1.http://free-translation.imtranslator.net/lowres.asp 2.http://translate.google.com/m?twu=1&hl=en&vi=m&sl=auto&tl=en