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10 Ways to increase our Iman (faith)

Submitted by roemasa on Tue, 10/20/2009 - 13:47

islamEvery child is born knowing that his or her Lord is Only One, Allah, regardless of what faith his or her parents may practice. But just because a child is born with this fitra, or natural belief, does not necessarily mean that the child will grow up to be what truly makes a person Muslim, which is ones iman.

It is a duty of every Muslim to keep his or her iman in check. This means one must constantly guard his or her iman and observe whether it has increased or decreased and for what causes. If it has decreased, one must work to increase it before it falls low enough to destroy the heart.

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Menikahi seseorang tapi orangtua tidak setuju

Submitted by roemasa on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 17:27

muslimwedding Pertanyaan:

Saya menikahi seseorang namun orang tua saya tidak setuju. Karena saya takut pada ayah saya maka saya tidak membicarakan masalah ini selama 2 bulan, namun akhirnya saya memberanikan diri untuk menceritakan soal ini semuanya kepada mereka dan meminta maaf karena sebelumnya tidak berani untuk bercerita. Suami saya seorang Muslim yang baik yang berasal dari etnis yang sama dengan saya. Sekarang ayah saya mengatakan kalau dia tidak akan mengakui saya lagi karena masalah ini dan telah melarang ibu serta saudara saya untuk bertemu dengan saya. Beliau mengatakan tidak mengakui pernikahan yang saya lakukan dan tidak akan mengizinkan anak yang lahir dari perkawinan ini untuk bertemu dengannya atau dengan ibu saya. Apakah perbuatan tidak mengakui dan menelantarkan anak dapat diterima dalam Islam? Apakah ada ayat Qur'an atau hadits yang dapat mendukung pendapat anda?

20 Tanda iman yang lemah

Submitted by roemasa on Mon, 10/19/2009 - 16:52

islam Iman yang lemah merupakan penyakit hati. Dan seperti halnya semua penyakit maka iman yang lemah juga memiliki pertanda. Tanda-tanda itu jelas dan kita dapat mencatatnya sehingga bisa melakukan pengujian sendiri terhadap kadar keimanan kita.

Terdapat 20 tanda iman yang lemah dan semoga kita dapat meningkatkan keimanan kita. Berikut ini daftarnya:

1. Melakukan dosa tapi tidak merasa bersalah.

Married someone whom parents disapproved of

Submitted by roemasa on Thu, 10/15/2009 - 13:36

muslimwedding Question:

I married someone whom my parents disapproved of. Because I was afraid of my father, I did not disclose this to them for 2 months, but then I told them the whole truth and was sorry for not being bold enough to tell them before. My husband is a practicing Muslim with the same ethnicity as me. My father now says he will disown me because of this and has forbidden my mother and sister from meeting me. He says that he does not recognize the marriage and he will not allow any of the children born to this marriage to meet him or my mom. Is this attitude of disowning and abandoning ones child acceptable in Islam? Is there any Qur'anic reference or Hadiths to support your argument?

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20 Signs of weak iman (faith)

Submitted by roemasa on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 16:15

islam A weak Iman is a disease of the heart. And like all diseases this too has its symptoms/signs. Those signs are more apparent, and perhaps we can list these and perform a self-assessment of our Iman.

There are 20 signs of weak iman (faith) dan hopefully we can increase our Iman. Here there are the list:

1. Committing sins and not feeling any guilt.

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Apakah boleh membeli suatu barang yang kita ketahui itu curian?

Submitted by roemasa on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 14:16

stolen Pertanyaan:

Ulama yang terhormat, Assalamu'alaikum.

Dari sudut pandang Islam, apakah boleh membeli suatu barang (misal sebuah laptop) yang kita ketahui barang tersebut adalah barang curian?

Is it OK to buy something that you know was stolen?

Submitted by roemasa on Wed, 10/07/2009 - 12:06

stolen Question:

Respected scholars, As-salamu `alaykum.

From the viewpoint of Islam, is it OK to buy something (a laptop, for example) that you know was stolen?