Mental Health
135 questions
Is viewing pictures of women's nakedness in medical textbooks for study and learning purposes forbidden, and is practicing masturbation out of fear for one's health forbidden?
What is the nature of this condition that makes a young man feel as if he does not exist and that everything around him is unreal, and he cannot concentrate, and he suffers from back pain, along with obsessive thoughts that question his existence and the existence of God, and prevent him from consulting doctors or completing his prayers?
Was the deceased mother, while suffering from a mental illness that sometimes deprived her of awareness and perception, obligated to perform acts of worship, and is anything incumbent upon her children towards her after her death, and is her illness considered a weakness in faith?
How can one overcome feelings of depression, worthlessness, loss of purpose, and questioning the value of prayer, while experiencing apparent academic success, a sense of inner failure, and hatred of life?
What do you do to cope with your worries and anxiety about your two daughters' illness, despite your reading the Quran, praying, and supplicating for their recovery?
Must the mother be informed of her sister's death, given the fear of her health deteriorating, and would we be sinful if we informed her and she died?
What is the way to help a sister who is suffering from psychological problems due to her upbringing, her love for tight clothing, her taking of sleeping pills, her attempts to commit suicide, her relationship with a foreign man, her refusal to live with her family, and her insistence that she cannot stop wearing tight clothing and observe hijab?
How can one deal with severe depression, despair, and intrusive thoughts, and return to closeness with Allah after neglecting acts of worship, given the lack of family support for Ruqyah Sharia and distrust in psychiatrists?
What should a woman suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder characterized by fear of Satan, persecution, and fear of confined spaces do?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding dealing with a mentally ill brother, and are the father and mother sinful for giving him medicine that might harm him, or for insisting on his fasting, or for not giving him what he desires, and is it permissible to place him in a mental institution?
Is it permissible to sign a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) document for a female child suffering from an incurable genetic brain disease, who is unresponsive to treatments, and whose health condition is deteriorating, based on the doctors' recommendation that this is the best option to alleviate her suffering?
What is the ideal solution for getting rid of feelings of fear and tension towards a relative who seems to be a cause of trouble, and how can one forget and get rid of past stumbling blocks?
How can one overcome the problem of extreme shyness and lack of self-confidence, develop one's personality, and improve the relationship with one's mother?
What is the reason for feeling a lack of focus, forgetfulness, and inability to distinguish right from wrong, sometimes accompanied by a feeling that the verses of warning, and those about hypocrites and disbelievers in the Holy Qur’an, apply to the reader?
1. Is the lack of desire to marry due to fear? 2. What is the appropriate supplication for someone who feels jealous of his younger brother and wishes him happiness?
Is what the questioner feels—a constant fear of death, palpitations, shortness of breath, loneliness, and an unwillingness to do anything—a delusion or a reality?
Does looking at what is forbidden (haram) decrease intelligence and reason in Islamic law, and is it a certain and direct consequence?
Can the principle of permissibility of disclosing sins to specialists secretly—for the purpose of treatment—be applied to bad dreams, so that they may be disclosed to a specialist to facilitate mental health treatment?
Is a 15-year-old son who suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (waswasah) concerning ablution (wudu') and prayer (salat) fully accountable for his actions, and is there an explanation or cure for this waswasah?
What is the ruling on exaggeration in istibra’ (purification after urinating), and does that affect one’s mental health?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a grandmother registering a house she bought with her own money in her daughter's name, and what must the daughter do after her mother's death, given her intention to sell the house?
What is the medical specialty that should be consulted for the treatment of recurrent hysterical rage attacks, which lead to self-loathing and the desire for self-harm?
What is the reason for mood swings between loving to socialize with people and isolating oneself from them?
What is the treatment for a sick sister who has consulted psychiatrists but shows no improvement?