Ethics 69item What does happiness mean from Islamic perspective? I have been oppressed and ridiculed by many many people throughout my life to the extent that I am only 25 years old and I have started to lose hope in life, Kindly advise me something in the light of Islamic teachings so that I may be relieved from the oppression and ridicule of my enemies and oppressors and overcome my hopelessness. What is the correct way of doing salam when we greets someone, and correct way of answering salam? I want to live freshly because ALLAH loves freshness. Here I mean fresh mind body. But Ican’t get fresh because I can’t control, so what can I do? 1. If someone insults us is it permissible for us to defend ourselves? And what would be an Islamic way of defending us? 2. If someone physically hurts our friend can we hurt them back in an attempt to stop them? Whenever I do something, say like recite Quran or does any other thing I am not sure that it will be accepted or not? Is there a punishment for those whom you trusted, though that person told everyone secrets to others you trusted them with? Can you suggest me a Dua or a’maal (acts) to curb my anger? I am a very short tempered person and I fear that this anger, building inside me like a volcano, will one day take my life way. So, please help me with this problem so that I can become a cool person. I have been badly cheated by many of my relatives in indirect means. Now as per Islam it treats to have good relations with those who has even troubled me. Now my Question is that I don’t want to be with them on a note that I will receive the pain again and again. Please advise on my behavior. One of my family members has not worked since 6 years, and has fancy ideas which resulted in financial losses, but still does not mend his ways and listens to no one. Does not take care of his wife and kid’s needs. He recites namaz (prayer) and is religious with no bad habits. We are praying for him and doing all recommended ammals (acts) of masoomeens but has no avail. Please help. I have heard that when someone ask for any assistance or help, we should do so if not then a calamity may befall on us Furthermore, if were not able to assist it is not considered a sin; so if this is the case, can any valid excuse in my case extreme fatigue be used to avoid providing assistance. Plus at times certain people I have tried to help use manipulative methods to get work out from me which leaves me very angry in turn I take my anger out on my children What should I do when handling such forceful people who do not have any regard for your feelings? Simple and common question I think all would be thinking if someone does bad to you, e.g. using you because of your innocence. Your life get spoiled because of that person, now if you don’t say truth about this person or in other words share truth with your loved ones or you see this person doing same thing with other people, you let them know that how you are suffering because of the deeds this evil person did with you. This if consider as criticism, so the bad person who use people and then people that criticize give their good ammal (act) to him/her... so bad person is in profit both ways. First they used this innocent person. Now after this innocent person’s life gets spoiled he criticizes about them. So they get this innocent persons good aamal. Both ways this innocent person loses first his life, then his good aamaals... If you don’t share your problem with people you get into depression. So this person is more in loss. If innocent person share his problem with people is that consider criticizing. My cousin recently spoke foul about our uncle. I was avoiding to tell this to uncle, but recently, just to make him aware of my cousin’s evil thoughts about him, I told my uncle what he said about him.is this gheebat (backbiting)? What is lustful glance? Is it looking at someone and recognizing their beauty therefore you keep looking at them? If I have shared any bad experience with any one that I had by a momin (believer) and later I realize that I was involved in GHEEBAT (backbiting), what should I do if the person is not available to seek apology? 12345