format_quote Originally Posted by
Mustafa16
I don't see why not. Psychology is based on science and data. It is hard science.
Actually it's a pseudo (fake) science. It's not hard science, chemistry and physicist is hard science based on facts. Psychology is assumptions and labels given based on observation of behavior.
The reason many are rightfully skeptical about its status is found in the body of scientific knowledge—psychology has failed to produce a cumulative body of knowledge that has a clear conceptual core that is consensually agreed upon by mainstream psychological experts. The great scholar of the field, Paul Meehl, captured this perfectly when he proclaimed that the sad fact that in psychology:
theories rise and decline, come and go, more as a function of baffled boredom than anything else; and the enterprise shows a disturbing absence of that cumulative character that is so impressive in disciplines like astronomy, molecular biology and genetics.
Another great scholar of the field, Kenneth Gergen, likened acquiring psychological knowledge to building castles in the sand; the information gained from our methods might be impressive, but it is temporary, contextual, and socially dependent, and will be washed away when new cultural tides come in.
psychology teaches you that all kids have Oedipus complex, meaning kids wants to kill their daddy and marry their mommy like oedipus did in their fairytale history.
format_quote Originally Posted by
Serinity
It is just that I read that on the islamqa.info website that it is haram to study psychology from a kafir, by citing the hadith about the Prophet SAW showing anger when Umar r.a was holding a Torah.. applying the hadith like that seems ridiculuous. Tye hadith afaik only applies to scriptures not paøsychology or the like.
My question is, does it really apply? By that logic studying from a kafir or reading books written by kafirs is haram, which is not true citing that the Prophet forbade taking guidance from the books of the people.
Honestly, I dont think it applies like that.
That reference was about the early Muslims wanting to read the bible and the torah. It was shunned because those books contain falsehood and the Prophet :saws: said why do you read those when Allah has given you something better than that. So that reference was only in the context of religious books.
As mentioned previously, you have to be well grounded in your islamic knowledge before you study any or at least some majors so you can navigate through them in the context of your deen. This is so you can dismiss ludicrous claims of Oedipus complex, understand some psychological issues are supernatural based and need deeni intervention, or in medical field that you can say that you will not be performing abortions needlessly.