Illness and Dying
113 questions
Is a father considered a martyr if he passes away after the Quran was recited to him, and he raised his finger to recite the Two Testimonies (Shahadatayn), and Surah Al-Ikhlas was recited to him 11 times, along with Ayatul Kursi and the concluding verses of Surah Al-Baqarah? And what can be done to benefit him in his grave and in the Hereafter?
How can one overcome academic setbacks, lack of patience and self-confidence, and stop watching television to achieve academic goals?
How can one overcome feelings of hatred towards parents—especially the father and mother—resulting from their mistreatment, and avoid incurring Allah's wrath or entering Hellfire because of these feelings, knowing that there are psychological and health pressures that have led to thoughts of death?
Is it obligatory for someone who bought a phone at a price lower than the market value and gained a profit to return the amount in their possession to the owner of the money after the seller committed suicide and the money remained with the buyer?
What is the way to marriage and the way out of this affliction that may drive me to suicide, given my family's refusal and the absence of a helper, knowing that my father is old, blind, and deaf, and attempting to resort to the judiciary might cost me my life?
Is the questioner considered sinful against his father who committed suicide, and how can he atone for his father's sins after he committed suicide and burned the house?
Is it permissible to wash the martyr who was killed by militants?
What is the ruling on dealing with a brother who suffers from schizophrenia, commits apostasy, insults religion, disobeys his parents, commits adultery, drinks alcohol, and threatens to kill his mother and then commit suicide, and what is the ruling on the father's desire to kill him to be rid of him?
Is it permissible for a patient whose recovery is despaired of to ask for death, and should his request be granted to alleviate his suffering?
Are the two Hadiths, "The one killed in the way of Allah is a martyr..." and "There is no Muslim who dies on Friday or Friday night except that Allah protects him from the trial of the grave," authentic, and what is the ruling on hanging them on the wall in the home as a reminder of a deceased wife?
What is the ruling on organ donation from a living person or a deceased one? Is it a condition that the deceased bequeaths them for disposal? Do the family members have the right to dispose of them if the deceased did not make a will?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding how to deal with a person who regrets having committed sodomy, suffers from physical and psychological illnesses as a result, believes his punishment is death, and asks about the permissibility of suicide to end his suffering and prevent disgrace to his family?
Is a person's sacrificing of himself for another and dying in his stead in an attempt to save him considered suicide or unlawful, even if there is no kinship between them?
What must a woman who repeatedly committed an act atone for after recovering from a nervous breakdown, and will God punish her for her attempts to kill her son and commit suicide, and for her aggressiveness toward her family during her illness?
Is what the mother did—preferring one of her children in material giving over the other, with the other son later dying by suicide—considered a sin and impermissible in Islamic law?
Is mental illness considered insanity? Are the questioner and her family responsible for their harshness towards their brother who committed suicide, and what should they do?
What is the Shar'i ruling on shunning a mother who abandoned her son after giving birth to him out of wedlock, and does that affect the acceptance of good deeds?
Is it permissible to pray for one who committed suicide, and is it obligatory to offer condolences for him?
What is the ruling on drinking chlorine-purified water that causes diseases like cancer? Is it considered suicide? And is it obligatory to use mineral water?
How do I deal with a friend who threatens suicide every time I refuse his sexual advances, especially since I despise his behavior, but cannot leave him due to his threats?
What should a 19-year-old girl do who prays but feels that something is hindering her from prayer, lacks the desire to complete her university studies, wishes for death, and has even thought about suicide?
What is the ruling on a wronged prisoner going on a hunger strike, and is he considered to have committed suicide if he dies because of it?
What is the ruling on suicide due to difficult living conditions and severe tribulation, and is the one who patiently endures the tribulation with which he has been afflicted rewarded?
What should a blind girl do who cannot escape the cruelty of her mother, which drives her to suicide? Is it permissible for her to use medication that would lead to her death to alleviate the pain?