Ikram Hawramani's Blog, page 52

“I feel like I failed God’s test”

I feel like I failed God's test that was sent to me, miserably. What do I do?

Ask for forgiveness and realize that you will be tested again and again every day of your life. If you fail one test, you still have the opportunity to pass thousands of tests in the future.

Never let your failures dishearten you. Always go back to God and seek His help and guidance. He is ready to forgive and give you another chance even if you fail countless times. God’s mercy and forgiveness are greater than your failures and sins.

Best wishes.

Istikhara and dreams

After performing istikhara, can what is about to happen in the future come in the form of dreams?

While that is always possible, there is no guarantee that the dream is related to the istakhara since we do not have anything in the Quran or hadith that says so.

Source:

Fatwa from the Qatari Fatwa Authority (Arabic PDF)

How to be humble and sincere when doing good deeds

Assalamualaikum, I would like to ask you how do we be humble and sincere in our deeds in life. I am asking this because I am struggling to apply these two virtues in my life. It also caused me to be depressed when I am doing something to achieve pride,arrogance and peer recognition.

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

The two best cures I know for avoiding arrogance and pride are these: the first one is to read or listen to the Quran daily (I recommend an hour a day). The Quran is a great cure for all of the problems of one’s character. But it is necessary to do it daily because otherwise the good influence would fade. It is simply impossible to achieve a high character and stay in that state without working for it every day.

The second cure is to read the spiritual sayings of the great Islamic scholars. I have gathered those sayings in my book The Way of the Spiritual Muslim and I have found them extremely beneficial and humbling. If you submit your email address, I can send you a free ebook copy of it.

Is it haram to have lash extensions?

Swa Is it haram to have lash extension, and if it’s okay to do it as a job.

Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,

As discussed in this previous answer, some scholars consider lash extensions permissible, while others consider them prohibited.

Doing it as a job would be permitted according to the scholars who consider lash extensions permissible, while those who consider them prohibited would not permit it.

Both opinions have their own validity, so I cannot really say which one is to be preferred.