Fiqh of the family

QUESTION: I’m pregnant, and I promised Allah while praying for a child that if I have a boy, I’d name him —– or —–. However, my in-laws insist on naming him —. My husband said he will try to convince them, but if they disagree, we will go with —. Since I promised Allah to name him —– or —–, will it be a sin on me if we are forced to change the name to —?”

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing

03 Sep

ANSWER: Your in laws have no right in keeping the name of your baby! This right is only of the baby’s father, he can consult you in this matter and name the child. If you took Allah’s name and made an oath to keep that name and it so happened that it wasn’t kept then […]

QUESTION: I’m taking preparation for a important exam (please make dua and pray for me) but my relatives don’t say that out loud but they don’t want me to be successful and recently I discoverd from my older sister diary that even she doesn’t want me to be successful (cause she didn’t get it) and makes dua for it.now I’m at a loss at this . Pls tell me what should I do?How to keep myself safe from them?

Fiqh of the family, Supplications

31 Aug

ANSWER: If you observe your athkar in the morning, evening, after fard prayers, before going to bed and before leaving the house, you will be protected and they can’t harm you. Study well and trust Allah and make a lot of duaa.

QUESTION: One of the things Islaam protects is wealth. However, I like my day-to-day life and wealth to be private. Does my dad have to know my exact financial figures, even though I help both my parents when they need it?

Fiqh of the family

30 Aug

ANSWER: No, he doesn’t have that right and you’re not obliged to reveal your wealth to anybody!

QUESTION: I asked my family (parents + sisters) if I could have some of their unused items, mainly clothes they rarely wear or use since living in another city, plus things my mom impulsively buys but doesn’t use. They agreed and gave permission, though they don’t know I plan to give these items to charity (sadaqah). Is this permissible?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of the family

30 Aug

ANSWER: No, this is not permissible if they are giving it to you thinking that you are going to use it. You must be clear with them and tell them you want to give it in charity and look at how they respond to you.

QUESTION: My dad is adamant that I accept a marriage proposal. I’ve done my istikhara and I’m not satisfied but he says I’m doing my istikhara wrong. He said if I reject this proposal he will not be involved in any of my marriage proposal process later. All of this is making me really anxious. What do I do

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

29 Aug

ANSWER: You must look into the proposal and assess it from all sides and see how many boxes does he check! If he is a truly good proposal to lose, you should reconsider and check with elders and wise people in the family for advice. If he does’t check a lot of the boxes, do […]

QUESTION: I have a 13 year old brother whom I caught watching indecent things on the internet. Instead of telling my parents I advised him. Because Telling parents would’ve caused chaos in the household. I am anxious that should I have told the parents instead and not have hide this?

Character and Morals, Fiqh of the family

28 Aug

ANSWER: You did the right thing by advising him and not exposing him to your parents. Try to govern his access to the internet and keep a careful watch on what he watches. If you see him do this again, you can tell your parents so that they can put a stop to it.

QUESTION: Is my father still my wali if he has said in the past things of kufr or joked about Islam? Advising him is hard because he says, “I know Islam better than you.” I’ve had marriage proposals, but I don’t know how to regard my father’s position as wali. I don’t want to act without an opinion because I’m afraid my nikah may not be valid.

Fiqh of Marriage, Fiqh of the family

27 Aug

ANSWER: If he were to die today, would you inherit him and accept your share of his wealth or would you reject it on the basis he is a kafir?

QUESTION: In the West, when people divorce the kids go with the mom. The father if hes even allowed to see his kids will see them on the weekend or something or he might see them once a month and so on. In Islam whats the process of divorce regarding custody of the children in the west

Divorce, Fiqh of the family, Pedagogy education and upbringing

20 Aug

ANSWER: The custody is with the mother unless she remarries but the father has rights of visitation and to share them over the weekends, holidays and whenever it is appropriate. Seeing them once a month is wrong and unislamic but this is one of the heavy prices one needs to pay for living in such […]

QUESTION: I ask my parents for money to buy a notebook, but then realize I can manage with another notebook I already have, can I use the money for something else that I need?”

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

19 Aug

ANSWER: No, you must ask permission before spending that money as they entrusted you with it to buy yourself a notebook!

QUESTION: My family is trying to force me to take a student loan in the UK to go to university. They are getting very angry and threatening to kick me out of the house, having aggressive argument with me for hours. They say that some scholars say it’s permissible and call me extreme muslim what to do?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters, Riba

17 Aug

ANSWER: You must not obey them unless you want to reserve your seat in hell as riba is one of the 7 major sins of Islam.

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