Fiqh of Marriage

QUESTION: A couple repented from fornication. Both parents agree to their marriage but the parents want to delay it until the boy is financially stable. The couple dont want haram acts anymore, can they do nikah (court) now with witnesses?

Fiqh of Marriage, Invalid Marriages

11 Jul

ANSWER: The marriage is invalid as it requires the consent and approval of the father of the bride in order to be valid. They would be living in zina if they fail to do so

QUESTION: I had sitt down with potential wife and her mother was sitting away from us. After meeting i told her i want to meet her again and she said we can phone each other. I said before we move on i need to meet your father or speak with him.. her family dont want to. They said involve father when we know each other more. Isnt it wrong of her ? Maybe look for another?

Fiqh of Marriage

01 Jul

ANSWER: You were wrong to meet her without the presence of her father and to insist on another meeting. This is called dating! In Islam you only have one meeting in which the marriage interview is conducted by her father and there is no communication after that As for the girl, you must move on […]

QUESTION: Is it permissible to not do a sin for the sake wanting your future spouse to not do the same sin, for instance, you lower your gaze so you want your future spouse to also lower their gaze?

Fiqh of Marriage

28 Jun

ANSWER: You refrain from sins because Allah prohibited them. You not doing it doesn’t guarantee that they didn’t do it or won’t do it in the future.

QUESTION: In marriage functions many guests give gift in the form of cash in an enclosed envelope,so who has the actual authority of dat cash?I mean the parents of the bride/groom or the bride/groom itself.

Fiqh of Marriage, Other

27 Jun

ANSWER: This depends on the person who gave that envelope. Sometimes it is written on it and other times it is given to the father of the bride to help him and sometimes it is given to the father of the groom to help him with the expenses of the wedding.

QUESTION: My father has no feeling of ghairah towards my mother , he always puts my my mother in every outisde work, he did not want to go out for any work, and he has no problem when my mom talks to non mehram men, this behaviour of him annoys and irritates me , what can i do in this case.

Fiqh of Marriage, Kind Treatment of Spouses

25 Jun

ANSWER: Advise her to sit at home so that he can man up and take care of his responsibilities. She is not obliged to provide for the household as that is his job. You can be the man of the house, work and earn and make your mom sit home and not work.

QUESTION: My family says, women will change after marriage, she will practice Islam but now she is prays off and on, nor hijabi, nothing knows about Islam, she just goes with the flow. I said, I seek the basics of Islam. Not too high (In spouse). Advice sheikh…

Fiqh of Marriage

25 Jun

ANSWER: You should not settle for anyone who is less than you in religious commitment. Marrying such a woman is like playing Russian roulette!

QUESTION: Last year my MIL throw me out of her house. My husband and I used to live in my parents house and then my husband moves abroad for job.. I am still living here now my MIL got operated and my husband ask me to meet her I said no and reminds him that what she did to me. Now he is not talking to me,disrespects my parents.Involve my relatives. What should I do?

Dealings and Attitudes with In-Laws, Fiqh of Marriage

23 Jun

ANSWER: You should go & visit her to honor your husband & to save your marriage! It’s not that he’s asking you to go live with your in laws. Visiting the sick is also from the sunnah and you will be rewarded for it. If all of this doesn’t appeal to you, you can ask […]

QUESTION: I found a small pouch in my father’s car that seems to contain soil or sand. He believes it offers protection for him or the car — essentially, it appears to be a taweez. Would it be permissible for me to discreetly empty the contents and replace them with regular soil, so that he doesn’t notice the change?

Basic Tenets of Faith, Fiqh of Marriage, Shirk and its different forms, Superstitions

21 Jun

ANSWER: This is not permissible and it won’t change his aqeedah! Speak to him directly about it.

QUESTION: If a man has committed a major sin such as zina in the past, but now claims to have changed and sincerely repented, is it truly possible that he will not fall into the same sin again? And from both a religious and emotional perspective, is it wise or safe for a woman to marry a man with such a past? I’ve heard some people say that someone who has committed such a sin once is likely to repeat it.

Fiqh of Marriage

13 Jun

ANSWER: This is baseless! When a person repents and expresses remorse, Allah forgives his sins! If a woman is still judgmental, she MUST NOT marry such a person as her doubts and negativity would only ruin his life. Let him marry someone who is wiser and practical that would know how to think positively and […]

QUESTION: Does marrying someone from another country is and another culture is haram or hated in Islam even tho he’s/she’s Muslim?

Fiqh of Marriage

12 Jun

ANSWER: No problem in that. What counts is whether she is a practicing Muslim and whether it is legal or not.

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