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This is not shirk, rather this is the positive affect of good company

QUESTION: I was saying that with some sheikhs you kind of fear doing or saying something wrong in front of them, because you know they really practice Islam well. So you don’t behave the same: if you’re usually very extraverted, making jokes even with the opposite gender, you won’t do it as much. And if you’re vulgar, you’ll watch your words. Is this fear bad or shirk?

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QUESTION: My friend was a very decent woman. Unfortunately, her husband encouraged and pushed her into singing, dancing, and freemixing with others. Consequently, she has become wild and uncontrollable, resulting in the abandonment of her husband and children. So, is the husband more sinful than she, given that he was the initiator of all this?
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QUESTION: What should I do when my mother tells me to recharge the Dish TV? I try not to watch TV, but she always shouts at me if I deny. I haven’t watched TV for the last 9 months because my Islamic teacher advised me to stop watching it. What is the Islamic point of view on this? Or if someone watches am I sinful for that?