Expert: Hayat Anne Collins Osman - 7/30/2008

Question
:As Sallam U Alaikum

Dear Brothers And Sisters In Islam

I have the following dilemma that I have been confronted with and I require advise on how to go about it as well as the duas of my fellow muslims to assist me in my time of difficulty.

I have been engaged to a wonderful person for the last few months and Allah granted us happiness and loyalty to each other.The wedding date was set and all of a sudden I am wrongfully accused of cheating on my fiance by the following means :-

There is no evidence that I have cheated and no proof but my fiances parents based their decision on the turning of the pansura.It is when u tie a key to the pansura and two people hold it with their fingers and ask it questions and if its true it apparently turns.

I am not sure if it is even Islamic and they used this method to assume that I am guilty and call the engagement of.My fiance has also doubts in her mind and I would like to ask what are my options and how do I go about handling the situation.Also request duas to help me with my Nikaah and to prove my innocence.Please advise

I have also read my istikhara namaaz and I dreamed that I was holding my fiances tummy and she was pregnant.I woke up with the feeling that I should fight for her and Im not sure how to interpret it.

Jazakallah

Zyaad

Answer
Asalamu aleykm

The practice of divination you describe is 100% haram, and any answer a person receives from it comes either from Shaytan or from the person's own mind.  

The best thing you can do is to get a Sunnah Islamic scholar to discuss this with them so that they will understand their error.  At the same time, insha'Allah, this person can advise them and you on the marriage situation.

Prophet Muhammad, God bless him and grant him peace, taught that the only reliable dream is the one in which he appears.  Other dreams may come from Shaytan or from the dreamer's own confused mind.   After offering the istikharah, a person should make the decision him/herself, based on logic, knowledge, experience, and faith, and that decision, insha'Allah, will be the correct one.

As far as dua goes, I strongly advise you, your fiancee, and your whole family to recite the athkar, morning and evening. Reciting athkar is a sunnah, and the rewards for it are immense.

Here are some websites to help you being this practice:

Authentic Supplications of the Prophet (s.a.w.)
http://www.qss.org/archives/asop/

Excellent dua collection, including rules for and conditions of offering dua.
http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/dua.html

Dua collection
http://muttaqun.com/supplicationsframe.html

Dua audio files
http://uk.geocities.com/zaza100sa/duas.html

The method of offering dua:

http://www.geocities.com/mutmainaa/dua1/dua_manner.html

Jamal Badawi's Book of Dua
http://www.islamicity.com/mosque/prayers/prayers/GeneratedFiles/index.htm

Hisn Almuslim min Athkar Alkitab Wassunah by Saeed Alqahtani
http://free.freespeech.org/sultan/hisnalmuslim.pdf

A collection of dua
http://www.makedua.com/



Athkar (daily dua) Audio Download
http://www.jebril.com/en/doaa_section/daily_athkar.htm


http://www.alafasy.com/en/athkar.html

http://www.jannah.com/learn/supplications.html

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May Allah bless, forgive, and guide us all.

Hayat Anne Collins Osman