Anger and Patience
746 questions
Must I agree to divorce, or should I continue trying to reconcile with my husband who abuses me and curses me when angry, remains silent for long periods, and threatens divorce, even though I love him and admit my mistakes?
How can one forgive a teacher who caused deep psychological harm to the questioner and her sister in childhood, and who still suffers from the effects of a plea of injustice, despite the passage of years and the attempts of family and friends to persuade them to forgive?
First: Is a Muslim considered a disbeliever if he commits a sin and an infidel jinn begins to curse the Divine Being, and he does not immediately abandon the sin but continues in it while hearing the cursing? Second: Does the prohibition against sitting, in the noble Quranic verse: "And He has already revealed to you in the Book that when you hear the verses of Allah disbelieved in and mocked at, then do not sit with them, lest you be like them" necessitate immediate departure from gatherings of disbelief and mockery of Allah's verses, or is there a specific number of times one can hear disbelief in a single gathering beyond which a Muslim is not considered to have left Islam? Third: Is a gathering considered a gathering of disbelief if the infidel jinn curses the Divine Being once or twice and then falls silent, or is it not considered disbelief as long as he falls silent after his disbelief or engages in another conversation not related to disbelief?
Does God answer a mother's prayer against her son, that he be afflicted with blindness, if he repeats a certain action?
Is it permissible for a wife to use birth control without her husband's knowledge and desire for children, and does this necessitate his forgiveness, or can the husband refrain from doing so?
Is what a committed girl experiences—anger and committing some acts that displease Allah, despite her adherence to dhikr, ruqyah, and reading the Qur’an—possession, or merely whispers (waswas)?
How does one respond to a fool, and what should a person do if they are unable to remain silent?
Is the practice of masturbation and watching pornography, while adhering to acts of worship and remembrance of God, considered a sign of mental illness or a split personality? And what is the way to overcome this desire?
How can one reconcile between a husband and his family who seek to separate the spouses, and what is the expiation for mistreating the husband after his patience and good treatment?
How can one get rid of the addiction to viewing forbidden images, deal with the continuous feeling of guilt and the memory of past sins, the fear of Allah’s punishment in family life, and the feeling of not being successful in life, knowing that good deeds do not alleviate the feeling of despair from Allah’s forgiveness and people’s negative expectations towards the repentant?
Is it permissible for a woman to seek divorce from her husband who does not pray, treats her badly, insults her, does not provide for her, does not care for her, constantly threatens her with divorce, and does not fear for her?
What should a person do who committed major sins while ignorant of their ruling in childhood (10-13 years old), then repented, and now at 35 years old is psychologically affected and distracted, even in his prayers, when recalling his old sins and the terrors of the Day of Judgment, especially when he wants to warn his children?
Can excessive masturbation, accompanied by sexual fantasies and intrusive thoughts about eating food from a former female neighbor, be a cause of depression, social anxiety, and isolation, and how can one get rid of these problems?
Do the four dwellings mentioned in the question—one in the name of the deceased and three in the names of three of his heirs—count as part of the inheritance, entitling the mother of the four sons who did not inherit dwellings to share in them, or is their right restricted to the large dwelling only, taking into consideration that there was a zakat debt owed by the deceased that he did not pay, and his anger towards one of his sons?
Does the use of an epidural injection to relieve labor pain cause a woman to miss out on the great reward of forgiveness that she receives due to the pain of labor and childbirth, and is its use considered a deliberate seeking of hardship in a religion of ease?
How can Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) be continuously treated from the perspective of religion and faith, and what is the nature of the paper the sheikh gave to the questioner, which contains strange verses, letters, numbers, and symbols?
Is it permissible to supplicate against someone who has shown me enmity and wronged me unjustly, knowing that I have forgiven him, yet he persists in shunning me? And is there a specific supplication for repelling injustice?
What is the ruling on imagining the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, speaking a hadith when reading it, or imagining him in a certain situation and how he would deal with it?
Is saying "May God deal with you" to anyone, even jokingly, considered wrong and cause some people to be angry because they consider it a supplication against them?
Is what the family is experiencing—hardship in matters, shortage of money and work, and people abandoning them—considered a bad omen?
Is saying "May Allah reckon with him" considered a supplication against a person, and is it preferable to be patient and forgiving instead?
How can a girl suffering from severe psychological deterioration, loss of desire to live, difficulty in social communication, academic impairment due to abuse, in addition to family problems, and feelings of despair and frustration, regain her psychological activity and strength?
Is it permissible to refrain from visiting the husband's family on the grounds of cost and the possibility of causing problems, especially given the mother-in-law's criticism of her physical condition? And is this considered a severance of the ties of kinship?
Is it permissible to perform Umrah on behalf of those who are unjust by word, deed, or action, and will it absolve them of their wrongdoing and accountability on the Day of Resurrection?