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  • Changing oneself through positive self-affirmation

    One of the important teachings of Islam is to be truthful. It is no doubt relevant when dealing with people/society. However does it apply equally in the realm of our psychology & subsconscious mind? In Psychology,it is a well known fact that one can change oneself thru positive self-affirmation & visualisation .It is believed that the self-affirmatio.. More

  • Rage resembling madness is excused

    My 67-year-old father suffered from a blood clot. When he becomes nervous, he does not care about anyone’s feelings. He can distinguish between things, speak normally and pray, but whenever I forbid an evil at home and engage in a heated discussion with him, he blasphemes Islam. When he is nervous, he does not know anyone. However, when he calms.. More

  • The cure for pride and arrogance

    How can we help members of Islamic movements to get rid of pride and arrogance? .. More

  • Deserting places where evil is practiced

    If I were with a person in a place that he owns such as his car and he was listening to music, and I asked him to switch it off and advised him not to listen to it but he did not agree, would I be sinful? If so, what should I do? .. More

  • Lying as a means to forbid evil

    Asalamualeykum. is it allowed to lie during ramadan in order to stop munkar? when i bought a truck recently the owner forgot to take his shikh religion book, its kept in a globe compartment wrapped in a red cloth. i wanted to return it to the person however a local shyke advised me since this is munker i have to throw it to a garbage , and if the owner.. More

  • The effect of cursing somebody or saying to him ‘you will die very badly’

    Assalamu alaikum, If somebody curse on me like my parents or any relatives or any other human beings any thing happened to me or not? Suppose if some body curse me like you wil die very badly then in will happed true or not? pls explain. .. More

  • Saying ‘if I did such and such, then such and such could have happened’

    Assalamualaikum, If death is in Allah's hand then why people say if i could take him to the hospital earlier he would have been saved. please answer my question. Thank u very much... More

  • Forging an experience certificate for a dire need

    Assalamu alaikum wrwb, Can you please enlighten me about a certain situation when a professional one after completing the requirements and passed the exam.given 6 months license to work as she did'nt work for almost 10 years gap but she abided and submitted all the requirements needed.it was issued last March and will be expired on September,Since March,she.. More

  • Masturbation for health reasons

    AS-SALAM-ALAIKUM ONE OF MY FRIEND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS TESTICLES, DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO MASTURBATE. PLEASE CLARIFY... More

  • Lying to wife to avoid misunderstanding about past marriage plan

    AlSalaam Alikum Dear Scholars Over 30 years ago I was planning to marry a Christian woman. At the time she gave me a ring and earrings to modify for her. She then left to another state without my knowledge and I still had the items with me. Seventeen years later I married my wife who after our wedding discovered the ring and earrings. I couldn't tell.. More

  • There is no relation between cursing and death

    Asalamualaikum, I had the bad habit of cursing whenever I got angry.I have sincerely repented to Allah seeking forgiveness and stopped it completely.Is it possible for the curse of a person to cause someone's death even if one did not intend that? Is death predestined in the womb? Thank you... More

  • Avoid anything which could lead to cheating

    assalam alaikoum Alhamdoulilah I am a good student, I study hard but one day I received the test from a friend who took the test before me, like one day before. She hided it from the teacher she said and took it. She gave it to me and it is very probable that our test will be the same. The teacher does not change it most of the time. I throw the test.. More

  • Violating traffic laws and tax laws

    Assalamu aliakum. Some people inour countrydo not consider breaking "secular laws" such as traffic laws & tax laws and such to be any sin; hence they openly defy these laws. They mostly present two arguments for their cases: Namely that the government is unislamic or is promoting unislamic values and hence they do not respect the laws of the government... More

  • His uncle brought him to his country with a visa as his son

    assalama alluikum what is the ruling if you live with your uncle, but according to the goverment he is my father. i was brougt into the country by my uncle with a visa as his son. jazakhalla khyre... More

  • Recording someone's conversation without his permission

    asalamu alaikum is it haraam to record some one's conversation without the person knowing that they are being recorded?in this conversation some personal things were said.also this person was attepmting to use this recording as a means to use is agianst the other person that was talking.is this act haraam? please reply quickly.thank you!.. More