Fiqh of the family

Sheikh, does my elder sister have authority over me, her younger brother? Sometimes I explain to my sister that I am her brother so she must obey me, but she replies that she is my big sister and that I have no right to her. I am 24 years old and she is 29. I have two big brothers who let her do anything and my father does not act, so I try to act for her, but she pulls out this excuse.

Fiqh of the family

04 Dec

ANSWER: As long as your father is alive, you can only give her diplomatic advice and nothing more.

My inlaws have slandered me, done black magic to seprate us (caught red handed by their own son), wanted him to remarry and leave me pregnant and more. I cant forgive them and dont want contact. My husband cut ties with them and hates them after seeing my suffering and their double standards and unislamic values. I tried asking him and reminding him of his parents rights, what else can I do?

Fiqh of the family

28 Nov

ANSWER: You must continue to remind him that it is his obligation to contact them and to be dutiful towards them even if they were calling him to associate others with Allah. He has no excuse none whatsoever for severing his kinship and he will be admitted to hell for doing that. You on the […]

My mom is a sufi who like to make us sit by her and listen to fable tales of her regarding islam. I have told her that this all is fabricated yet she never agrees. She now have also started interpreting quran on hed own, which makes me angry. She is my mother so how am i supposed to tackle this situation for i can’t hear her say whatever she likes about islam.

Fiqh of the family

16 Oct

ANSWER: Don’t sit with her when she narrates such things and give her dawah with wisdom, knowledge, good manners and fair preaching. Learn your religion well in order to correct her. If she doesn’t speak Arabic, how can she interpret the Quran?

To what extent does one have to obey their parents in regards to their spouse. For example they may be controlling the marriage.

Fiqh of the family

25 Sep

ANSWER: He does not have to obey his parents when it comes to his marital affairs. He must not allow them to interfere in his life.

How was our prophet’s house?nowadays,how should be the house?In bangladesh,relatives come frequently and stay 15,16 days,both male and female.we can’t say no to them,not even for maintaining hijab for our wives and girls,they are blind to islam.so we need guest,children(matured daughter),hall room beside bedroom,it is very costly,so,how did prophet managed this home issue?

Fiqh of the family

25 Sep

ANSWER: The Prophet ﷺ home was very small to the extent that mother Aisha had to move her legs every time the Prophet ﷺ wanted to prostate in prayer. There is nothing prescribed as to how a house should be built however, the basic principle is there. Islam does not allow free mixing between genders, […]

Is my wudu invalid If I Was inpolite to my parents before starting The prayer?

Fiqh of the family, Sins

22 Sep

ANSWER: It is a major sin to be disrespectful with your parents and Allah does not forgive you unless your parents forgive you, so seek their forgiveness. However this does not affect your wudu or prayer.

My question is very personal,SINCE ourmarriage from 16years, my husband is very used to watch porn movies and clips, by watching those he wants me to perform like them in clips, he force me for anal sex,as I know it is prohibited in Islam I told him everytime try to make him understand but he doesn’t listen to me,becomes very very abusive&violent

Fiqh of the family

22 Sep

ANSWER: Anal sex is one of the major sins in Islam and Allah has cursed those who do it! If he forces you to do this, you must refuse and resist and if needed, threaten to expose him to his parents and your relatives and that you will obtain medical records to prove that he […]

Father’s behaviour is not good towards the family.And now the eldest son wants to get married & live separately.But no one in his family wants him to leave his parents alone & reminds him about the duties of children towards their parents.The son is not ready,and wants to move out though father’s house is spacious and says he will also try fullfill his duties. Is the boy right or wrong.Plz advice

Fiqh of the family

22 Sep

ANSWER: His future wife has a right to her own separate accommodation in Islam and he must provide this for her. He is not obliged to live in the same house as his parents and he can still be dutiful while living separately. If they can allocate a whole section that is isolated and private for her […]

My father loves going to fortunetellers, and using amulets is part of his behaviors. Once he ordered me to put a amulet on the top of our gate as he couldn’t do it by myself. I really and strongly dislike and oppose it as it contains Shirk. What should I do in such stuation?

Fiqh of the family

18 Sep

ANSWER: You must not obey him in this regard at all as there’s no Obedience to the created at the cost of disobedience to the Creator.

Sheikh,my father has hurt many people in his life.He only wants to destroy me mother’s family.My father urged my uncle to divorce my aunt.He humiliates my mother,her relatives.He receives bad’duas from my aunts n uncles.Can this happen that his children suffer in life bcz of wht their father did?Will we receive the bad’duas he gets constantly?

Fiqh of the family

15 Sep

ANSWER: No soul shall bear the weight of another’s sins. His children will not be affected by any of his wrongdoings. You must serve, honor and be respectful towards him despite whatever he has done as he is your middle gate to Paradise while anticipating your reward from Allah alone.

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