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No, you’re not obliged to serve him! He is your wali when it comes to marriage.

QUESTION: If my younger brother is my wali, and orders me to do his laundry, polish his shoes, serve him food, massage his feet, AM I OBLIGED to do all this bcz he is qawwam/authoritian over me?

Fiqh of the family | October 30, 2025 3:26 am
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QUESTION: My family is not financially stable and I’m trying my best with what Allah has blessed me sometimes it’s hard for my parents to eat they sacrifice for my siblings, Also I want to get married but I want to ask you for advice whether to wait for everything to be alright before getting married or the best opinion
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QUESTION: Our father left us and married another woman ( our mom grew us alone without his help and when he left us he told “don’t bother me from now on “)and now when we start working and receiving money he want that we buy him a house, should or must we do it? Is it our obligation if we don’t see him from childhood till now?