Fiqh of the family

My son’s exam is going.All his friends copy from each others and get good grades while he refuses to do that and says it’s cheating.Isnt this too extreme?Doesnt he need good grades to get a good life?And what if he fails?Give an advice for him.

13 Dec

ANSWER: Of course this is cheating and prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam said that a person who cheats is not from among us! This is not extreme at all, your son is on the correct track, do not lead him astray by discouraging him from following the correct path!

My dad has 3 children, 1 daug. & 2 sons. 10yrs back he had given 240gm of GOLD as gift to my sis during her wedding but he didnt give d same gift to his sons.Today we’re dividing property & my dad is ALSO not ready to deduct that amt. of gold (240g) which he had given as a gift to my sis from her share. According to Sahih Muslim:1624 Is he sinful for not equally sharing gifts among his children?

Fiqh of the family, Inheritance

14 Nov

ANSWER: I am shocked of how you are holding your father accountable like this as if you are his partners and not his son! Instead of putting an eye on his wealth and anticipating the moment he dies to inherit him, you should be asking him to sit back and relax while you work and […]

Please is it okay to gift ones children for example money according to their age? That is the eldest recieves the highest share while the youngest is given the least share. Is it appropriate?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

06 Oct

ANSWER: This is not permissible. When giving gifts, all children must be given equally. Allowance and other needs should be given according to their needs and age.

I am a revert. My parents have doubt about this and they told me that they disown me if I continue practicing Islam. Now I pray and fast without their knowledge and I hide everything from them. Is this wrong since I’m not being truthful about my religion?

Fiqh of the family, Religions

04 Oct

ANSWER: Be steadfast and try to get married soon so you could leave them and practice Islam freely. You must not pretend you are not muslim just to please them if there is no real threat to your safety.

Sheikh, im 10 years old from India, i am only one practising in my Family, none of them practise Deen nor make me do it, so what should I do as my mum birthday is reaching and my sis is forcing me to do decorations for it? How should I refrain? Also how I stop myself from watching TV?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

04 Oct

ANSWER: You must not join nor help them in decorating for such Haram events nor participate in these gatherings and celebrations. There’s no pleasing or obedience to anyone at the cost of disobedience to Allah.

My mother hates my husband for no reason and wants me to get a divorce cause we only have one child! He’s always good to her and respectful but she keeps pushing me to divorce my husband who is a great husband and a father? What should I do? She depresses me about it! Can I cut communication with her?!

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

23 Sep

ANSWER: You must not listen to her in this regard at all and must say it respectfully but firmly to her that you won’t hear anything about your husband or your married life from anyone. Whenever she starts to talk about him, either change the topic or leave her. It’s not permissible to cut communication […]

Sheikh, one of my family member doesn’t gives priority to Fajar salah. If we force to pray or ask to wake up for Fajar, he/she becomes angry and don’t like us forcing. How should we behave on this? Should we keep insisting/forcing or just say once and leave?

Fiqh of the family, Knowledge & Propagation, Prayer

17 Sep

ANSWER: Once you wake them up and have advised them, you have done your duty and can move on. You can only force those whom you have control over such as your children and wife.

As a parent to 21 yr old twins (boy n girl) Alhamdulillah I tried giving them knowledge of both the worlds so after this can I keep control of what they do? Like see who they are friends with , check their phones , ask them not to lock their room doors, not let them hangout with friends like other kids do. Girls aren’t safe these days so to have equality I don’t let my son go out too

Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing

10 Sep

ANSWER: You cannot monitor them 24/7 like this. You have done your job if you taught them the ethics of Islam and if they sin even after this, you are not sinful. Restricting them from halal things and spying on them would only make them cheat and lie to you and also drive them away […]

I wanted to ask I need some money from my parents as I want purchase a car and I’m struggling financially to afford it with what I have. But they say as parents they cannot support me parents tell others about me he asks for money which hurts me and they say only kids provide for parents , once we grow up parents don’t help their children’s. Are they right?

Fiqh of the family

09 Sep

ANSWER: I don’t know their point of view! Maybe you are lazy or demanding or spoiled and expect them to spoon feed you! They are right in the sense that they had spent on you their entire lives and on your siblings and this can’t go on forever. You need to man up and relieve […]

If a son prays for his parents after every Salaah & before going to sleep; will he be considered an obedient to his parents to Allah (SWT) on the day of Judgement?

Fiqh of the family

26 Aug

ANSWER: Praying for them is a good deed but it must not be connected to his prayers or before going to bed! Praying for them has no value if he is during the day an undutiful disobedient son!

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