Advice

Parents preventing one from acquiring Deeni knowledge

Q: My parents, sister and friends are always telling me why I am gaining Islamic knowledge? I don't know but I am very much curious about knowing and applying it. They always tell me "why you are are gaining knowledge and increasing your risk/probability of going to Hell, you just complete your fard Salah and recite some Quran, if you know more, Allah will ask you about that knowledge!" I always says to them, "you are not making any effort to apply it, and felling safe, and I am at least making some effort to gain more knowledge thereon pleasing Allah, if I hadn't done the known act in some situations, then will that allah not forgive me?" They are not gaining knowledge, and also trying to resist me. But, in each stage of appling my knowledge, I getting restrictions from my colleagues/friends (they are separate in grp expelling me) and parents. They say 'How can you be without any friends,' but I am try my best to be friendly with them by leaving bad things,' So what can I do now? Should I continue my effort or leave it? Plz give me suggestion

Marital problems

Q: I have been having problems with my husband for over 16years. He has been having an emotional if not physical affair and emailing and meeting with this woman. The last time I found out was in April last year when I told him that I wanted a divorce. Besides this affair he ignores me, is increasingly irritated with me, criticizes me all the time and generally is angry and resentful to me. We have been to many counsellors but he initiated it this last time. However he does not go with the intention of resolving the matter. Rather a case of "fix my wife, she has a problem" He has narcissistic tendencies and thinks that he has made his business his life and focal point. I lack for nothing materially. But I am living with a boarder. He has not been remorseful and doesn't apologize for anything. He says he has done nothing wrong because he didn't sleep with her. We are separated for 6 months. Even in this time he refused to cut her from his business and have no contact with her. I had made up my mind that I wanted a divorce. Every waking moment was a torment with thoughts of what he put me through mentally and emotionally. I was so angry that my blood would boil during this time. I have been praying tahajjud and making Dua. I went to the Jamiat and the lady there said I should decide whether to make an agreement or to divorce. At this point I was convinced that divorce was the way. I decided to read istikhara. The next morning after my mind was calm. The first thought that came to mind was the agreement. The next two nights were restless and nothing came to mind. Should I look at this as a sign that I should go with the agreement?

Avoiding problems

Q: There are musallees who are repeatedly making attempts to overthrow my father from his position as a musjid trustee who has been doing most of the good work single handedly, now I see my friends who I trust that are joining those musallees and claiming that they want to assist my father. I feel uncomfortable in their presence when I go for salaah because I know that some of them have negative feelings towards me and my father. How do I approach this situation as I want go to musjid without ill feelings towards them?

Daily a'maal to be practised with one's family

Q: I would like it if mufti can answer these questions: We are too engrossed in this world but don't realize that its short. We just do what is necessary and follow in parrot fashion and don't even know if its correct. I would like to know what can we do everyday to guarantee us jannah,and we know we are doing it correct. Please state few like : Zikr (we heard from few majlis what to read)? what to read everyday(kitaabs)quraan? Focus in Salaah how to go about everyday life. I just read my salaah and that's all, but I feel really sad as I feel I am not doing much. Please help so I can prepare for the Heareafter. I also would like to know how do I go about reading my missed Salaahs? Its with great regret that I must say that I have missed around 10 years of Salaah. I need to make a lot of taubah and would like to read my missed Salaah. Please show me the best way to go about reading my missed Salaah.

Doubting one's imaan

Q: Ever since I was young I wasn't that close to Allah but I started sining and decided that I will repent to Allah and inshallah he will forgive me I started praying doing good deeds after exactly a month from doing tawbuh I started getting doubts it ruined my entire life until I went online and found that the companions of our prophet Mohammed sallallahu alaihi wasallam had doubts and the prophet told them that this is pure iman so I wanted to make sure if I'm on the correct path or not or Allah will punish me for doubts and what can I do to let them go.

Marital problems

Q: After 1 day of our marriage, my husband has told everyone that he doesn't liked me as it was an arranged marriage. However he saw me after engagement and was satisfied but now after marriage he says he will not live with me.he does not come home and sleeps in another room,dont even look at me and not reply my salam.I haven't told my family about me.My inlaws behave good with me and they all like me.what should i do?