Fiqh of the family

A salafi brother who was owning a business fell into a huge debt. A good amount can be paid back if he was to sell ‘his’ properties. His father passed away 16 years ago and the inheritance has not yet been divided among the son and 2 daughter .The mother agreed verbally to divide the inheritance but did not the shariah way. Someone adviced him to file a case so that he gets whats rightfully his

17 Sep

ANSWER: No problem in filing a court case against his mother and sisters if they are not willing to follow the sharia rules in dividing the inheritance. This is not disobedience to his mother at all.

Sheikh My father want me to take loan and repair house and he have some debt to pay so he force me to do or else he will not talk and he will not allow anyone in family to talk me and my wife .I tried a lot to understand but he don’t and he know about riba and punishment. What should I do Sheikh?

Fiqh of the family, Riba

17 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to obey your father in this case, as Riba is a major sin and Allah curses those who deal in it. No problem if they all boycott you, you can go on being good towards them and they will eventually be back to normal. You must remain steadfast on Islam […]

Do we need to obey our parents if they tell us to do wrong and bad things, which is not permissible in Islam? What to do if they put more weight on us that we cant bear? Allah says to obey your parents but he also says always stand for truth. What to do in this situation?

Fiqh of the family

15 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to obey anyone at the cost of disobedience to Allah. However, you must handle this situation diplomatically, with respect but being firm on not compromising on the rulings of Islam.

My father died due to covid at night of his death he told us to take him to somewhere else otherwise he said that we were killing him but we didn’t act upon his last wish as we thought the hospital which he was in was safe but now his statement is haunting user are feeling guilty what should we do

Fiqh of the family, Funerals

13 Sep

ANSWER: These feelings are from Satan to depress and sadden you. His death was predestined, like everything else, 50 thousand years before the creation of the heavens and the earth so do not pay any attention to this and make a lot of dua for his forgiveness and maghfirah.

Sheikh I would like to know that can a daughter help her 60+ parents financially? My parents just have 2 daughters both of us married. My father has a business of his own but dosent run the same always .i do not earn myself can I use my husband’s money to help them with a nominal amount monthly? Do I need to take his permission for the same am i s

Fiqh of the family

08 Sep

ANSWER: You can financially help them if they are poor and needy. However, it’s totally prohibited to give them anything from your husband’s wealth without his permission.

I have done heinous sins,I have let down my parents, husband everyone around. Now people say that because of my sins my daughters are suffering from severe abnormalities like kidney diseases and barren. Is it true please help me? Is this only because of my deeds my daughters are suffering?

Fiqh of the family, Sins

08 Sep

ANSWER: This is baseless. No soul shall bear the weight of another’s sins.

Sheik my sis alwys use abusive words and assume many things n fight with me and my mom..though she is depressed patient she is aware of all what she says..she can behave well but she herself think she is patient and all should obey n listen to her..so i stoppdd talking to her n staying in the house..am i sinful for doing such?

Fiqh of the family

06 Sep

ANSWER: She is your sister and you must not sever your kinship. You can keep your distance and not engage in any form of argument and never defend yourself! This type of behavior will make her feel silly when you are not responding to her provocation which will turn the tables over her head and […]

My mother is non muslim American and becomes upset when i do not send gifts and wish her happy holidays on non muslim holidays. Is it permissible to send her gifts to thank Her for being my mother and show i love her throughout the year not on the certain non muslim holidays and how should i explain this to her

Fiqh of the family, Religions

02 Sep

ANSWER: It is not permissible to send her such gifts on such kafir occasions. Send her gifts all year round.

I started to face cover because husband told to cover the face for the sake of Allah and even Alhamdulillah i too like to cover.but my parents always scold me not to cover the face even they scold my husband too and there are scolding and blaming us too.so sheikh in this situation what should i do? Will i earn my parents curse?

Fiqh of the family, Women clothing

31 Aug

ANSWER: Of course not! Continue to cover the face and do not pay any attention to what your parents say (while maintaintaining being respectful towards them), their curses would not affect you. There’s no obedience to anyone at the cost of disobedience to Allah.

I want to ask u to help me out with a soulution as I discovered that my Father goes to Bar(which serves alcohol) with his friends.. Moreover I dont know if he goes there and consumes Alcohol but this thought about him visiting such place itself disturbs and disgusts me resulting in not being very comfortable in speaking with my father, coz i get disgusted with any matter related to Bars/alcohol..

Fiqh of the family

25 Aug

ANSWER: Such feelings of resentment towards his is from satan! Even if he consumes alcohol, he is still your father and your middle gate to paradise. If you are undutiful or disrespectful, you will book your seat in hellfire. Instead of allowing satan to mess with your mind like this, you should try to give […]

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