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One must stay away from such things as it drives you away from Allah and make you believe in yourself instead.

I embraced Islam a year ago, Alhamdulillah. Before Islam, I used to listen to many positive thinking podcasts that revolved around the idea that the mind has the power to bring about what we focus our energy on. Affirmations like “I am successful” “I will achieve my goal” “I am a successful businessman” are also suggested. Is this haram?

Etiquette, Morals and Heart-Softeners, Halal/Haram Matters | September 9, 2021 11:29 am
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I would be very grateful for your response. I wanted to know that for a mu’min who believes in Allah’s justice alone and believes that there is no guarantee of justice from the courts of this world (like supreme courts and so on), how much should such a mu’min strive for justice from this world’s courts if he/she falls into a deep conspiracy by enemies?
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There are some Muslims who give advice to go & see a certain doctor because they believe/say that “there is Shifa(healing) in the hands of that doctor”. Isn’t this shirk because Allah is the One who gives shifa?