Anger and Patience
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Is stopping the study of Islamic sciences a sin, due to fear of not being able to commit and [fear of] the demands of the surrounding environment?
What is the ruling regarding a stingy father who does not provide for his children, gets angry at their requests, dislikes their elder siblings, and treats them poorly? And what should the children do towards him?
Is it obligatory to change an evil or to leave the place where it is present, even if that results in the severe anger of one's mother? And is this considered disobedience, when there is doubt as to whether something is an evil?
Are the two Hadiths: "He who is provoked to anger yet does not get angry is a donkey" and "He who is appeased yet is not pleased is a devil" from the words of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, or from the words of Imam Al-Shafi'i, and do they contradict Islam's command to control anger?
Is it permissible to shave the beard to please one's parents and avoid their anger, even if this contradicts what the questioner believes to be the ruling on shaving the beard, and would that be considered disobedience?
Is expressing anger at the grandparents' actions in raising the grandchild, which may harm their interests or conflict with obedience in Ramadan, considered "disobedience to parents" (uquq al-walidayn)? What is the jurisprudential position on this disagreement, and how should one act regarding it?
Are deeds not accepted due to past animosity with a colleague, and is it permissible to apologize to him (while being safe from fitna) to restore his right and end the animosity?
Is it permissible to use a device to widen the vagina after it has returned to a state resembling virginity due to cancer and the husband's suffering from diabetes and a lack of intercourse, and is it permissible to request a divorce due to the lack of intercourse despite the husband's virtuous character?
Is masturbation permissible in Islam?
Is raising one's voice at one's father unintentionally, in a fit of rage while defending one's mother, considered an act of disobedience (ʿuqūq)?
What should a son do with his nervous mother who does not accept his words even if he is in the right? And should he leave her to her own devices?
Am I sinful for being unable to control my anger and outbursts towards my husband and children, even though I know that is impermissible, and what should I do about it?
Have I committed an act of disbelief (kufr) or polytheism (shirk) by uttering offensive words that were said in front of me, or by relaying them to others out of anger, especially with an obsessive-compulsive disorder that makes me doubt the reality of what I uttered?
Is the mother's statement, "Do not make me supplicate against you for your injustice to me," considered disobedience that necessitates seeking forgiveness from her or from the father?
To what extent is the saying: "Praise be to Allah, who is not praised for any disliked thing except Him" authentic, and does it contradict the noble verses (Al-Baqarah: 156, Al 'Imran: 173, Yusuf: 18) and the Prophetic hadiths that conclude with "let him not blame except himself"?
Is it permissible to take revenge on the husband's family who assaulted the questioner and took her possessions, and is it permissible for her to burn down their house?
Does the verse, "And follow the best of what has been sent down to you from your Lord" and the verse, "Those who listen to what is said and follow the best of it," mean that "what has been sent down to you from your Lord" refers to the Qur’an, and is there good and bad in the Qur’an?
How does a person control his nerves when he gets angry, despite reciting the remembrances (adhkar) and saying, "There is no might or power except with Allah"?
What is the ruling on money that has been mixed with the agent's money and disposed of by him with profit and loss? Do the heirs have the right to claim what they renounced? And are the profit and loss rightfully theirs, or do they only have a right to the original amount?
Is expiation (kaffarah) obligatory for one who swore by Allah falsely for fear of a mother's anger?
What is the ruling on a son continuing to advise his mother about what he deems correct, if that makes her angry and causes her to accuse him of being biased towards his father?
What is the ruling on dealing with a paternal aunt who cursed her niece with a curse that some jurists consider to be slander, taking into account her greatفضل (favor/bounty) upon her niece? Is it permissible to boycott her and suffice with merely greeting her, or would that be considered severing ties of kinship and ingratitude? And does dealing with someone who has done a favor then caused harm differ from dealing with others?
What is better in the case of a large unpaid debt: demanding the amount from the debtor through the police, or forgiving him? And is forgiveness considered a covering for the debtor, even if one's heart is not completely pure towards him?
Is it permissible to marry a man who used to commit fornication and had multiple sexual relationships, and who openly expresses his desire for all sexual practices, and has liberal views regarding his wife's appearance, knowing that he prays and claims to be a Muslim? And is this considered a punishment from Allah?