Fiqh of the family

A brother asks, his mother is sometimes alone with her sister’s husband when eating in their house. The brother advised his mother but she is insistent that it’s ok. Is it better for him to leave this evil when it happens or should he stay to prevent that khulwah?

Fiqh of the family, Halal/Haram Matters

23 Jul

ANSWER: He must stay to prevent the khulwah and keep advising her against what she’s doing. Her husband must take necessary action and also her sister should prevent this.

If I earn should I give my earning to my parents? Is it an obligation to a daughter to spend for her parents though they have sufficient income? My mom always threaten ,that she only spent for our studies, so we should give our earnings to her,if not we’ll be sinful. Kindly clarify this issue sheikh. May the Almighty Allah reward you.

Fiqh of the family

23 Jul

ANSWER: It is the responsibility of all the children to look after the parents, both financially and physically, however if the parents are self sufficient, it’s not obligatory for the children to give them money nor they are obliged to pay them back anything they had given them in the past such as food, shelter […]

My father passed away last Friday. My mother also passed away last 5.6 years.. after my mother died my father married again.. So my question is what is the responsibility for us to our step mother? Is it our duty to take care her like our mother.if we don’t do that will we be sinner?

Fiqh of the family

17 Jul

ANSWER: You don’t have any duties towards your step mother. However, it’s a good thing if you can check on her to see if she needs anything as she was your father’s wife. But this is not something obligatory upon the stepchildren.

Our close family friends have disrespected my father, and my father has ordered me not to speak with them because of this, though I have grown up with these people and they still continue to contact me. Is it a sin to go against my fathers wishes behind his back and keep contact so no feelings get hurt ?

Fiqh of the family

08 Jul

ANSWER: If they’re not your kinship, no problem in not having a relationship with them if they have disrespected your father. If they are from the opposite gender, it is totally prohibited to be in contact with them even if they were respectful to your father.

I wanted to know that Is obedience to ones parents save oneself from calamities?

Fiqh of the family

03 Jul

ANSWER: Allah mandates that you obey your parents in halal things however, this does not guarantee you safety from calamities.

Shaykh my family has seen a guy fr marriage and it’s not yet confrm n they r yet to come and see me but my parents r excited over it and r telling my uncles n aunties about it.i personally feel that it’s too early n to only say when it’s confrmed.but I like to keep things private .am i allowed 2contradict my parents in this though they want 2 tell their siblings?

Fiqh of the family

01 Jul

ANSWER: There is no problem in asking them to keep it low profile as the Prophet salla allahu alaihi wa sallam has advised to be secretive so that we won’t get an evil eye.

My mother is a house wife she has alot of money. still i bought her a bus ticket for umrah(We live in jeddah) . but she denied she said the person must pay for her umrah if she/he capable of it. And you are my daughter so it’s not on you to pay my umrah expense except my husband or son.

Fiqh of the family

01 Jul

ANSWER: What she said is wrong and baseless. She can accept your gift the same way as she accepts it from her husband or son. There is no difference at all.

What is the advice you can give in a senerio where there is a separated family but the the children stayed with their mother because they love her.But at the same time we have to keep our duties to Allah by visiting our father just for the sake of Allah. But the mother don’t want the children to have contact with their father and dont want to understand when we ex

Fiqh of the family

26 Jun

ANSWER: Your mother has no right in telling you to sever your contact with your father. You must visit and call him and can do this without telling her to prevent upsetting her.

Is it permissible to seclude oneself from the family inside the house, and avoid mixing much with them to prevent oneself from taking sins esily and to safeguard ones faith?

Fiqh of the family

25 Jun

ANSWER: Dealing justly and with the best manners with one’s family is prescribed in Islam. Avoiding one’s household members without a reason is not permissible. A strong believer who mixes with people and is tolerant to their abuse is better than a muslim who doesn’t.

My father always manages to make my younger brother angry by calling him a failure, a looser, an embarrassment to the family. In the heat of the moment he calls our father a shayateen for always getting him angry. My brother always asks Dua for our parents in his thashahood in his prayer. How can I advice?

Fiqh of the family

22 Jun

ANSWER: He’s absolutely sinful for calling such names and being angry with his father like this, it’s a major sin and he’s paving a way to hellfire as the parents are the gates to Paradise! He must ask his father’s forgiveness and seek Allah’s forgiveness sincerely and repent. His father is sinful for being how […]

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