Mental Health
135 questions
What is the ruling on resorting to IVF without existing health problems? Is it permissible for a male doctor to perform the procedure despite the availability of a female doctor? And is the father sinful if the child is subjected to bullying because of being an IVF baby?
Is mental illness resulting from violence, cruelty, and psychological trauma considered an affliction that expiates sins through patience and contentment?
Is it considered disbelief for a gay person to say, "I am a man"—knowing that Allah is aware of this—and is he required to disclose his homosexuality for repentance, or is it sufficient for him to conceal it and repent privately, continuing to dissemble for the sake of concealment?
How can one overcome the intense fear of death and depersonalization disorder (Derealization/Dissociation), and return to a normal life after suffering from sins, anxiety, panic attacks, and disturbing thoughts, especially with the desire for religious commitment and to complete one's studies?
Is a mother's obedience obligatory if disobeying her leads to a deterioration in her psychological and mental health, even if her request does not originally necessitate obedience and causes hardship to the son?
Should we continue to force our blind, special needs son to follow a balanced diet he dislikes, fearing negative health consequences for his body in the future, or is letting him eat what he desires, knowing its harm, considered a sin that warrants divine punishment?
Will God punish someone who feels that they have not been successful in their life after striving for righteousness, and wishes for death, and has such a strong sense of guilt that they feel God has not accepted their repentance, despite having been afflicted with looking at forbidden things previously, and is living in psychological, social, and financial distress?
Is it permissible for a female doctor to prescribe birth control to a woman who requests it without her husband’s permission, knowing that the husband is married to another woman and the wife is still studying?
What is the ruling on buying allergy-specific milk from sellers who offer it at a cheaper price than pharmacies, knowing that they obtain it for free from the Ministry of Health (whether they are eligible and sell the surplus, or obtained it by forging documents)?
What is the ruling on changing the wife's name during intercourse to unreal names and acting out different roles before intercourse as a form of renewal, and does this fall under the poet's saying, "How ugly you are when lawful, and how beautiful you are when forbidden," with the intention of the fornicator being in a lawful act?
Is there the same reward for going to the mosque riding as there is for walking?
What is the ruling on watching videos by doctors that discuss sexual health and matters concerning the reproductive organs?
When does the three-day prohibition on eating—starting at 7:20 PM on Friday—end, allowing for food consumption: at the beginning of dawn on Monday, or at precisely 7:20 PM on the same day?
How can one overcome insomnia and the fear of sleeping alone at night, especially with marriage approaching, after a previous experience of physical and psychological symptoms related to fear for one's mother?
Is it obligatory to treat OCD with the strongest psychiatric medication due to its impact on worship and faith, or is it permissible to start by trying herbs and Quranic healing before resorting to psychiatric medications?