Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

My mum & her sister faught each other & my mum don’t speak to her for the past 1 year & she says that I should not speak to her or invite her to any funation in this case should I listen to my mum? Can I speak to my them without her permission

21 Sep

Yes you must not obey your mother in severing your kinship as this is a major sin.

My question is what if the parents dont want their grown up children to meet thier siblings means one parental (both sides) uncles and aunts and first cousins. Because of their own personal issues. Whats on the person then? What should one do.

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

18 Sep

One must not obey his parents in severing kinship as this is a major sin!

My sisters don’t communicate with me or with each other properly, I have to ALWAYS contact them first. My mother doesn’t follow Islam and starts hateful speech when I nicely refuse to do something unislamic. I feel hatred towards them coz it’s always a BURDEN to handle them but I force myself to talk 2 them for Allah’s sake alone. Am I bad for this hatred and anger towards them bt I do it 4 Allah?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

15 Sep

As long as you don’t show or express this anger and hatred, you are not at sin! However, a Muslim excels to the highest level possible in order to be with the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi sa sallam in paradise. Therefore, be always the first to call them and to reach out and never allow […]

Once I invited a relative,with whom family terms were not good because of minor dispute long back,for a wedding at our home but they didn’t show up. Next year we had another marraige for which we sent them invitation again they didn’t come. This year too we had another marraige of a family member but this time I didn’t sent them invite.Is it breaking kinship from my side?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

08 Sep

Yes! Now, you are like them! What harm does it do to you to keep on inviting them and they decline to come? Do it for the sake of Allah.

My cousin is 34,unemployed and has a bad reputation.I am uncomfortable and irritated by his presence.He watches Football,swears a lot loudly and eat from our place.I can’t study nor pray in peace.I have my big exams coming.I called my father,turned of the tv on my cousin’s face and told him to stop coming at our place.Now my brothers are telling me i did wrong & put father at shame. I’m confused.

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

21 Aug

You were not allowed to mix or talk with him in the first place as he is not your mahram. Such a decision can only be taken by your father as the head of the house. When you talk to his guests in such a fashion, you are humiliating him and disgracing him.

Can I play Ludu game with my Male cousin (while wearing Niqab & covering myself properly) when other female cousins are also in the game and my elders are also sitting around? Please answer

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives, Halal/Haram Matters

27 Jul

This is known as free mixing and it is prohibited. Besides, it is forbidden to use dice.

How do we deal with family members that steal, speak abuse and perform black magic on us? Do we still maintain ties of kinship?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

26 Jul

Keep your distance and give them a call every now and then.

sheikh i have a sister she is older than me and she doesn’t listen to me when i talk to her about her getting closer to the religion she says to me that iam being a hypocrite and she sometimes say things that i used to do and also says that I shouldn’t try to be her father would i be held responsible for this

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

07 May

Leave her alone, as you have advised her already. Give it some time and remember that actions speak louder than words.

How does one deal with a family member that steals from their own family?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

15 Mar

By advising them and warning them that they would be exposed to the whole family and friends if they don’t stop.

Painful memory reminded by cousins, aunts, siblings. Despite of me forgetting it. How to overcome it. can we maintain distance and need not visit them. meet only during the functions.

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives

13 Mar

One can maintain kinship by sending greetings every once in a while, phone calls and through attending functions. One must fight such whispers of Satan and not allow him to temper with your mind.

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