Anger and Patience
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How can one repent from bad manners and restore the rights of others after having wronged them, especially when it is impossible to reach them or return their rights, and how can a husband's heart be won back after ill-treatment?
Is repeated complaining to family and friends about the treatment of the husband's family and the husband considered forbidden backbiting? And is continuing a marriage despite repeated abuse from the husband considered patience for which a person is rewarded? And how can one atone for the sin committed?
Is a wife sinful if she raises her voice at her husband during a quarrel? Does that justify the husband hitting and abandoning her? And should she remain silent and not respond to him when he is angry and reproaching her?
What is the ruling on Salat al-Gha'ib (funeral prayer in absentia), and is it permissible to dedicate the reward of good deeds to the deceased, and what should I do to atone for having ill thoughts about a deceased Muslim sister?
How can a committed young man, repentant of committing adultery repeatedly with a married woman, rid himself of his sin, as he feels unworthy of his fiancée?
Does supplicating against the oppressor with the words: "Allah is sufficient for us, and how excellent an Agent is He. O Allah, take revenge for us against him, and enable us to overcome him, and make him taste what he made us taste," count as a victory, such that the supplicator does not receive the reward for patience, while the oppression might even increase?
What is the religious ruling regarding my situation, and what advice should I follow?
What is the ruling on not fulfilling a vow made to God to abandon anger towards one's mother, knowing that there was a valid excuse for the anger and that the vow was made in front of the Kaaba?
Is the value of forgiveness and its reward affected when the one who forgives is negatively affected, and do negative feelings toward the offender diminish the reward of forgiveness and reconciliation?
Is what befell me in my studies a punishment for revealing my sister's secret, which I swore to keep?
What is the meaning of the noble Hadith, "There is no divorce in a state of enclosure (or duress)," and what is the case of an angry person whose divorce does not take effect, and how is the degree of anger distinguished, and is an angry person unconscious or suffering from memory loss, and is intention required for divorce at the moment of anger, and what is the state of bewilderment in which divorce does not take effect?
Does God accept the supplication of a mother against her children who are dutiful to her, if she wrongs them and speaks ill of them with gossip and foul language? And what is the way to show her piety despite her lack of discernment and her committing of forbidden acts?
What is the Sharia ruling on a widow's anger towards her deceased ex-husband and her recalling of his abusive actions, and does this diminish her good deeds or atone for his misdeeds?
Is it true that when Uthman ibn Affan removed Amr ibn al-Aas from the governorship of Egypt, the latter bore a grudge against him and divorced his sister, and that the people of Egypt disliked Amr's removal and the appointment of Abdullah ibn Abi Sarh in his place because of the Prophet's—peace and blessings be upon him—anger with Ibn Abi Sarh before his death?
Is she considered repentant after falsely accusing her friend, with her accusation remaining fresh in the minds of friends, despite her attempt to recant? And is she considered an oppressor if she cannot recant again after her friend exposed her and mentioned incorrect things about her character to her fiancé?
Is it permissible not to visit a neighbor because they were not invited to a wedding?
How can marriage be facilitated for a Muslim woman who lives with family members suffering from psychological illnesses and obeys them against her wishes, and whose path to marriage has become difficult?
Will Allah Almighty forgive one who cursed the Holy Qur’an while in a state of tension and psychological stress, despite his remorse, repentance, and seeking forgiveness?
Is it permissible to divorce one's wife due to a lack of inclination towards her, especially when there are children, and preferring masturbation over intercourse?
Is it permissible for me to impugn the honor of someone who impugned my honor, on the principle of "an eye for an eye"?
What should I do with a colleague who frequently curses my mother using foreign words, and should I leave him or instigate a problem with him?
Is it permissible to harm someone who caused me to be fired from my job and wronged me without my knowledge, and is it permissible for me to seek revenge on him?
Must one fast three days as expiation for an oath sworn in anger, without intending to swear an oath?
Do the verses mentioned in the Gospel (Matthew 5:38-44) imply not defending oneself, or are they a call for absolute tolerance and love? And does Christian love differ from the justice found in all religions?