Question n. 1
What qualities a
good Muslim youth should have to be successful?
Question n. 2
How can I make use
of my age and youth?
Question n. 3
How do I ask
forgiveness for my sins?
Question n. 4
How should I deal
with having a friend who I care about but who has bad behavior?
Question n. 5
How do I get rid
of the habit of lying?
Question n. 6
Because of my
illness I get distressed very easily. How can I be happy with my
life?
Question n. 7
How do I reform
my elder brother who commits majorsins?
Question n. 8
How can I smile
when I do not feel happy or delighted inside myself?
Question n. 9
How do I lead an
active life?
Question n. 10
As a young man
how do I achieve success to attain happiness?
Question n. 11
How do I cure my
nightmares?
Question n. 12
How do I get my
students to refrain from wearing unIslamic fashion & clothing?
Question n. 13
What field should
I specialize in at the university in order to be useful for society?
Question n. 14
How do I cure
myself from being mean?
Question n. 15
How do I bear the
difficulties of life?
Question n. 16
How do I practice
patience and control my anger?
Question n. 17
How can I become
skilled by continuing higher studies, when my father asks me to work
with him?
Question n. 18
I am a confused
young man, as I do not know my aim in life. Please help.
Question n. 19
How can we
properly address the issue of illegal and harmful drugs?
Question n. 20
How can I help my
father to be less materialistic?
Question n. 21
How does one make
the best use of the time during one’s youth?
Question n. 22
How can I deal
with family gatherings that include namahram relatives not observing
hijab?
Question n. 23
How shall I deal
with low self-esteem?
Question n. 24
How shall I help
a friend who has psychological problems and suffers
absentmindedness?
Question n. 25
How to defeat
laziness
Question n. 26
How can I conquer
my anger and stress?
Question n. 27
What should we do
if our parents argue often?
Question n. 28
How can I get
over issues of an unhappy childhood that involved abuse and divorce
of my parents?
Question n. 29
How can I help a
family member to be rightly guided?
Question n. 30
As a young girl,
how do I avoid the mistakes in marital, family, and social
relations?
Question n. 31
How do I help
someone who values secular studies but not religion?
Question n. 32
How do I make
myself to be content?
Question n. 33
How do I properly
deal with losing my temper so that I neither abuse others nor make
myself ill from swallowing my anger?
Question n. 34
How may we help
someone who suffered a psychological trauma that caused him to
withdraw?
Question n. 35
How can I abandon
sins that are habitual for me, mend family relationships, and guide
against fanaticism?
Question n. 36
After many
hardships in life, I suffer from psychological problems and have
thought of suicide at times. How can I get help?
Question n. 37
How can a young
person suppress lust and the sins that come from it?
Question n. 38
How should we
begin relationships with women and satisfy needs in the process of
finding a spouse?
Question n. 39
What Islam says
about masturbation?
Question n. 40
What is the
solution for young people wanting to get married and avoid sin today
in light of pressures to finish studies, get settled in jobs and pay
very high costs for dowries and weddings?
Question n. 41
Is it lawful for
a young unmarried couple thinking of marriage to exchange feelings
by phone and letters and to spend time together in public places
like parks if no touching is involved?
Question n. 42
I want to know
what I should do to begin the process for marriage properly and
avoid lustful sin while yet at a young age.
Question n. 43
I cannot afford
to get married, so please advise me on what to do to avoid lustful
sins in a way that is actually practical and effective.
Question n. 44
How can a young
woman trying to be modest and religious properly handle temptations
to sin like those often encountered at university?
Question n. 45
Two young people
had relations before marriage, regret their sins, yet still want to
marry even though it would be against the wishes of their families
if they knew the truth about their relationship.
Question n. 46
How should we
reconcile the practical realities of being unable to marry early as
Islam recommends but yet facing the challenges of sexual lust while
unmarried?
Question n. 47
What is your
advice about a young man who seduces women and deceives them then
abandons them after getting what he wants?
Question n. 48
I want to get
married, but I want you to advise me. How should I move to a life
that I have not known before?
Question n. 49
How can I make
reason defeat lust and avoid opportunities and temptations for
sinning?
Question n. 50
A brother of mine
ended up in a bad marriage. This has made me afraid of marriage.
How can I overcome this fear and also avoid his fate?
Question n. 51
How do I talk to
a friend about a bad quality and still keep his friendship?
Question n. 52
What do you have
to say about modern girls being more sexually aggressive even
outside of marriage?
Question n. 53
How can modern
young women acquire and maintain good moral traits?
Question n. 54
What is the
solution to stop quarrels and disrespect amongst siblings?
Question n. 55
How can I save
myself from worry, distraction, absent-mindedness, and
forgetfulness?
Question n. 56
My father is
always angry with us at home, but he is very good with others
elsewhere. How do you explain this duality?
Question n. 57
How should we
address someone who is sharply critical of everyone?
Question n. 58
How can we
address the modern epidemic of depression?
Question n. 59
Can faith be
spread today in spite of the inundation of temptations?
Question n. 60
My mother has
behaviors which lead to quarrels in her marriage that affect the
whole family. What can we do?
Question n. 61
How can religious
youth protect their faith?
Question n. 62
Why do people
suffer and die from things like cancer? How can we handle the
suffering and loss of a loved one?
Question n. 63
How can I handle
severe unhappiness and desperation?
Question n. 64
What should we do
about people who sleep too much?
PART II: Husbands and Wives, Sharing lives and seeking Happiness
Question n. 65
What is the
opinion of Islam about singing and dancing in wedding ceremonies?
Question n. 66
Can a man wear a
gold wedding ring?
Question n. 67
What is the
opinion of Islam about the period between the engagement and the
wedding?
Question n. 68
I have
psychological issues that threaten my marriage; how can I solve my
problems?
Question n. 69
What is the
solution to the trend of excessive dowries being demanded by parents
of girls?
Question n. 70
Is it acceptable
Islamically to set a high dowry to prevent divorce or ensure that if
a divorce occurs the woman will be well-off?
Question n. 71
What does Islam
say about the ideal age difference between a husband and wife?
Question n. 72
What are the
qualities of an ideal father and an ideal mother?
Question n. 73
What is the role
of motherhood in society and religion?
Question n. 74
How do I deal
with an ungrateful and frequently absent husband?
Question n. 75
Should I ask my
imprisoned husband to divorce me so I could marry another since we
cannot be together and he cannot provide for our family?
Question n. 76
How can the poor
overcome their financial problems?
Question n. 77
I want to divorce
my wife due to her defects which I cannot bear, but I received
threats from her family. What should I do?
Question n. 78
Should a man go
against the wishes of his sick wife and marry another to satisfy his
needs and desires?
Question n. 79
How can we solve
the problem of poor relations with in-laws?
Question n. 80
What is the
meaning of this verse “Men are the guardians of women”? Many
men take it as an excuse to impose unjust control on their women.
Question n. 81
If a person helps
to arrange a marriage, is he/she responsible for problems that
happen in the marriage?
Question n. 82
My husband shows
no interest in discussing things with me or listening to me and it
makes me very unhappy; what should I do?
Question n. 83
I feel my wife
neglects me now that we have a child.
Question n. 84
My wife used to
be religious but became materialistic, so I tried to force her to
correct her behavior and instead things only got worse; what should
I do?
Question n. 85
What is the
opinion of Islam about birth control?
Question n. 86
My in-laws are
causing marital problems for me and my wife and she struggles to
balance her relationship between me and them; how can we solve this
problem?
Question n. 87
A neighbor couple
is loud and garrulous, creating disturbance in the apartments we
live in; what is the Islamic view of this behavior?
Question n. 88
My husband claims
ineptitude at matters of home and child-rearing as an excuse for not
helping me in any of these matters; how can I change his thinking?
Question n. 89
What causes
insomnia and how is it treated?
Question n. 90
My husband is
weak and uninvolved with household affairs; how can I get him to act
as a proper head of household?
Question n. 91
How can one know
if someone suffers insanity?
Question n. 92
How can I control
my temper?
Question n. 93
I worry
obsessively over failing in marriage, so much so that the worry
itself could affect my marriage in a bad way; how can I solve my
problem?
Question n. 94
What are the
causes of adultery and how can they be avoided?
Question n. 95
How can we adopt
a child Islamically?
Question n. 96
How should a
young couple prepare for parenthood?
Question n. 97
I feel my
daughter-in-law is lazy and disrespectful of me; what should I do?
Question n. 98
A great number
of Muslim women suffer spinsterhood; what is the solution?
Question n. 99
Why do we find
prevalence of sexual corruptions even among married people and
otherwise religious people?
Question n. 100
Is it better for
a man to propose to a woman or for a woman to propose to a man?
Question n. 101
If I have
divorced, can my family prevent me from choosing a second spouse by
myself?
Question n. 102
How should
wedding ceremonies be conducted?
Question n. 103
How can a wife
advise a husband without upsetting him and harming the family
structure?
Question n. 104
How can I handle
the issue of a wife whose temperament I do not like?
Question n. 105
My husband does
not communicate with me and I sometimes doubt his feelings for me;
what can I do?
Question n. 106
My husband and I
are very poorly matched and have almost nothing in common and I am
much more educated than he is; should we get divorced?
Question n. 107
My husband does
not appreciate or help me in the excessive work I have to do to care
for our home and seven children and this has caused me physical
problems; what should I do?
Question n. 108
I suffer from
forgetfulness and it upsets my wife; what should we do?
Question n. 109
How can my wife
and I get past our poor match and our quarrels for the sake of our
children?
Question n. 110
My husband’s
family treats me badly because of my humble origins, even in front
of guests and my husband does not defend me; what can I do?
Question n. 111
Love has waned
in my marriage over time, how can I get it back?
Question n. 112
How can I
overcome obstacles to achieve my ambitions?
Question n. 113
I feel that my
life is disorderly and not in control and my wife and I have no
energy to solve the problem and discipline our chidlren; what can we
do?
Question n. 114
I want to be a
successful wife. With what would you advise me to achieve my goal?
Question n. 115
After a reversal
of fortune, my husband became a bitter and difficult man and it is
harming our whole family; what can we do?
Question n. 116
What is the cure
for sexual impotence, and what are its causes?
Question n. 117
Is temporary
marriage lawful or unlawful? If it is lawful, then why do people
dislike it? And if it is unlawful, then why is it unlawful?
Question n. 118
Does Islam teach
its followers the practical way of practicing sexual intercourse
between spouses?
Question n. 119
How can Islam,
by permitting polygamy, want to solve problems whereas we find more
problems in polygamy?
Question n. 120
My husband hates
me because he wants male children from me, but Allah gives me
females. What is my guilt in this? Why are men so severe?
Question n. 121
I am sterile and
there is no hope for a cure for me, I find this an injustice for me
and my wife
Question n. 122
My wife is sick.
In fact, she is handicapped, and I want to get married to another
wife, but I am confused as to what the consequences of doing this
will be
Question n. 123
My husband was
handicapped after a traffic accident. How can I continue living with
him until the last of my life while I am still young?
Question n. 124
How to deal with
a spouse who has moral or psychological defects and is not willing
or able to reform?
Question n. 125
What is the
right behavior to adopt if one of the spouses is polite and
high-minded but not religious and pays no attention to lawful or
unlawful things, purity or impurity?
Question n. 126
Can you advise
how a young woman married to a very old man should behave to observe
his rights and explain what her rights are and what she should do
when her husband passes?
Question n. 127
Due to marriage,
I live far away from my home and family and even though my spouse
and children are wonderful I need to know how to get over my
constant heartache and longing for home and family.
Question n. 128
Would you please
show us the verdict of Islam towards the situations of the growing
numbers of women who are divorcees, widows and spinsters?
Question n. 129
Could you give
some instructions for what remains of the life of a spinster who
regrets being unjust to herself by turning down many earlier
proposals?
Question n. 130
A woman’s
husband has died; should I not allow her temporary marriage with my
husband to satisfy her needs?
Question n. 131
What would you
say about a woman who went to the West and adopted unIslamic
shameful behaviors?
Question n. 132
My wife folows a
religious authority mujtahid different from what I chose, and now
she asked me to follow the mujtahid she follows or to divorce her,
what should I do?
Question n. 133
What would you
say to the wife of a heavy smoker that feels unable to quit, while
the house is made to stink and the wife and children, as well as he,
are at great risk for health problems and death due to the smoking?
Question n. 134
Is it wrong to
reveal to my daughter, upon her request, the sins of her mother that
led to our divorce?
Question n. 135
What is the
Islamic view regarding belief in magic and paying attention to it?
Question n. 136
My husband has
always openly said that he does not love me and stays with me only
for our children and now I do not love him anymore and am very
unhappy; what should I do?
Question n. 137
I would like to
build my family on sound bases according to Islamic teachings. What
is the guiding principle to achieve this goal?
Question n. 138
How can we
create tranquility and quiet time in our family life?
Question n. 139
My wife and I
love each other but we often quarrel and we do not know how to solve
our problem.
Question n. 140
My wife does not
visit friends and family because she wants to take presents but they
are beyond my means; what do you suggest?
PART III: Children are Tomorrow’s Adults
Question n. 141
What are
practical methods for raising upright children?
Question n. 142
What is the best
way to raise children and teenagers: closely watching and managing
their affairs, or trusting them and giving them freedom?
Question n. 143
Would you please
do us a favor by showing the stages of the cultural growth of
children in the light of the Islamic view?
Question n. 144
Please explain
the Islamic philosophy of education so that I may compare it to
modern theories of education.
Question n. 145
We are exhausted
in trying to raise upright children in light of all the challenges
today; what should we do?
Question n. 146
How is the
personality of a child formed?
Question n. 147
From where do
children receive their culture?
Question n. 148
What is your
opinion about the plays of children and with what do you advise
parents to play with their children?
Question n. 149
I would like to
know the motives for my child’s acting nervous and violent.
Question n. 150
What should I do
if I have a teenager who neglects prayers and is not interested in
hijab?
Question n. 151
How should I
deal with my children being constantly quarrelsome with each other?
Question n. 152
What should we
do to make a child give up playing with others’ things?
Question n. 153
My wife and I
differ in ideas of child rearing and she acts contrary to my wishes
in child rearing; what can I do?
Question n. 154
I feel I treat
my children unequally and love some more than others: What is the
solution to this problem?
Question n. 155
How can I make
my child more serious in his study?
Question n. 156
Why do my
children not respect me?
Question n. 157
What is the
influence of television and computer games on our children?
Question n. 158
How can I make
my son leave bad friends?
Question n. 159
How do I teach
my child to keep in order his toys and stuff?
Question n. 160
When my son
became a teenager, he became disrespectful; why has this happened?
Question n. 161
How can we teach
children not to be envious?
Question n. 162
What are the
causes of envy among children and what are the solutions?
Question n. 163
My son is lazy
and does not like his lessons. How should I deal with him?
Question n. 164
Would you please
explain to me the most important bases of education?
Question n. 165
What do you
think about beating children?
Question n. 166
I feel ashamed
about my child’s bad behavior; what can I do?
Question n. 167
I need advice on
how to manage my children given their own unique characteristics and
ambitions.
Question n. 168
How can I sow
the love of religion in my children so that they will adhere to it
up to the last moment of their lives?
Question n. 169
I s it lawful to
kill one’s daughter that left the house and became a prostitute?
Question n. 170
How do we cure
drug addiction and how do we deal with the many problems caused by
it?
Question n. 171
Would you please
advise me as to how to deal with my children when they make
mistakes?
Question n. 172
Would you please
guide me as to what are the most important manners I need in
educating my children?
Question n. 173
Would you please
give us a summary of the Islamic opinion about education?
Question n. 174
How can I make
my children love reading so that books and knowledge can be an
important part of their interests in life?
Question n. 175
How do I deal
with my teenager having unIslamic behaviors and interests?
Question n. 176
I feel my
teenaged son is argumentative; what do I do?
Question n. 177
I have wicked
sons who cause problems for neighbors and passers-by; what can I do
as their father?
Question n. 178
How can I solve
my child’s habit of lying?
Question n. 179
Whenever my
child commits a mistake, I beat him but this method is not working,
what should I do?
Question n. 180
Please explain
about the harms of dealing with children severely and beating them.
Question n. 181
My son is almost
an adult and I worry about him getting into sinful behaviors such as
relations with girls; what should I do?
Question n. 182
What is the
cause of children being disrespectful and disobedient?
Question n. 183
How should I
train my toddler in eating by himself?
Question n. 184
Could you please
give me some educational recommendations for my seven-year-old son?
Question n. 185
Could you please
list the main point of Islamic education for the younger
generations?
Question n. 186
What are the
concerns about putting children in day care or in the care of non
muslim-maids and schools in order for both parents to work?
Question n. 187
Why my daughter
chews her nails and is often absent-minded?
Question n. 188
How should we
address concerns about globalization of Western culture, television
and Internet?
Question n. 189
What is the best
way to teach adolescents so that they will follow good advice?
Question n. 190
How can we face
the mutinous conduct of juveniles and prevent them from making
friends with deviants outside the house?
Question n. 191
How should we
deal with a son who was once religious but left religion?
Question n. 192
What are the
most important education fallacies we live with due to the effects
of foreign cultures?
Question n. 193
Would you please
show me the causes of the good and bad phenomena I find in children?
Question n. 194
How can I come
to accept the changing relationship with my daughter as she has
become an adult?
Question n. 195
My husband makes
many promises to our children that he does not fulfill; how can I
deal with this problem?
Question n. 196
How should I
deal with my toddler who asks incessant questions?
Question n. 197
My teenaged son
keeps a very messy room, what can I do to break him of this bad
habit?
Question n. 198
My son
monopolizes the telephone and spends too much money on phone calls;
what can I do?
Question n. 199
Is it acceptable
to let our children be educated by the media, schools and streets?
Question n. 200
My children have
bad eating habits; how can I fix this problem?
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