Fiqh of the family

Can a girl marry at 27?She wants to graduate university(&look after her family’s finance as her father will be 65 years then)&also study to be a daee&hafiz& learn arabic as it is not possible to take care of house after marriage & study at the same time?Also parents & siblings are not practicing muslims & she being with them is influencing them positively.Here,girls can get married at this age.

18 May

ANSWER: She should accept marrying a suitable practicing suitor if he comes her way and not delay that as chances come only once. So many women rejected a good suitor only to end up being unmarried their whole lives or only getting proposals from 60 year old men looking for a nurse to take care […]

O noble Sheikh. What is the status of grandparents in Islam, since they are the parents of one’s parents. Would that mean that they we are to be more obedient towards them than our parents?

Dealings and Attitudes with Relatives, Fiqh of the family

10 May

ANSWER: You must respect them of course but they do not have the same position as your parents.

Is taking money out of parents wallet without their permission/ informing them considered as stealing?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

07 May

ANSWER: Of course this is stealing and one of the major sins in Islam!

My parents at every cost avoid doing important works on full moon days and new moon days. What is the relevance of these days in islam and should we avoid doing important work on these days or is it fine to do?

Fiqh of the family, Superstitions

14 Jan

ANSWER: This is totally baseless and a superstitious belief that has got nothing to do with Islam.

I am a Revert… recently told my parents about my reversion.They are very angry,not eating food etc. I am also in pain Bcz of their condition. How should I deal with them without compromising in my deen? Is there any dua which I can make for them and myself to get relief in our pain.

Fiqh of the family, Religions

13 Jan

ANSWER: Keep steadfast and make dua for their guidance and never compromise your deen for anything of anyone as there’s no pleasing or obeying anyone at the cost of disobedience to Allah. Be respectful and extra nice to them in worldly matters to show them that islam has made you more patient, humble and forbearing […]

My father passed away, please make dua for him. Most of his life my father did not pray, nor fasted nor paid zakah and accumulated interest on his wealth. Now what should we do as his inheritors first? Will the wealth inherited be halal for us if Zakah and interest is not taken out? How shall we compensate for his fasts? The calcuation of 40 years is hard.

Fiqh of the family, Funerals, Inheritance

07 Jan

ANSWER: The inheritance is halal for you all as the haram money is only haram for the person earning it and not for anyone else. If he had not fasted deliberately without any valid reason then you must not fast these on his behalf.

i am a working unmarried woman. i work and study on scholarship. i’m under pressure. my dad has hold of all my earning and doesn’t let me have even a bit of it. he doesn’t spend it himself, it’s being accumulated. i am always short of money and i can’t spend on things i like. is it permissible for parents to claim children’s income and not let them have part of it?

Fiqh of the family

03 Jan

ANSWER: They have no right on your money.

My mother did something to me that hurts my heart every time it crosses my mind although I have forgiven her. My heart grieves and I try my best to stop thinking about it so it won’t affect my relationship with her yet it’s difficult. Is it right if I informed her about it so it won’t happen again and so I may experience peace in sha Allāh?

Fiqh of the family

23 Dec

ANSWER: Allah ordered us to be kind, dutiful, obedient and respectful towards our mothers! What can be worse than saddening her and depressing her by confronting her with such hurtful things? You should suppress your feelings and acknowledge that even if she slaps you with her slippers everyday, she is still your mother and your […]

My father is alive and have debts with kafirs in business which are very old , forgotten and leaved by giver thinks as it wont come at all. Is it am i obligatory to go to the givers and settle my father debt so that i will help my father for his aakirah?

Fiqh of the family, Loans

22 Dec

ANSWER: You’re not obliged to pay off your father’s debts. However if you help him in this due to your own will and if your father is not financially capable of paying off the debts himself then you would be rewarded for that.

My parents are pending or giving my sister worth of 15 lakhs in her marriage, do they need to spend the same amount for me also because of equal rights. Now I feel sad that they won’t give me that bcoz not of money, they’re saying we should only give to girls. Is it my right to ask the same from them or to do the same for me or its their wish to give how much ever they want.

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

15 Dec

ANSWER: Did they spend the same amount on you and her for education? There are certain needs that require spending differently on children unlike gifts that must be given equally among all children.

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