Naming Children
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What is the ruling on inheritance in the case of a father's death, leaving four sons, three daughters, and a wife still alive?
What is the ruling of Sharia on a wife who refuses to bear children after her current child and threatens to do as she pleases, without regard for her husband's desire for procreation?
How is an inheritance consisting of a house with four apartments, a vacant plot of land, and agricultural land measuring 80 qirats distributed among a mother and eight children (5 males and 3 females), taking into account that the mother sold her share of her father's inheritance to contribute to building the house?
What is the ruling on using the term "birth defect" (ʿayb khalqī) for children born with deformities?
If parents differ on how to raise their children, must the wife obey her husband in what she believes will lead to the child's temptation, or is she permitted to act as she sees fit, taking into account Allah's saying: "Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire," and the Prophet's (PBUH) saying: "All of you are guardians," or is this address directed only to the guardian, or does this fall under "There is no obedience to a creature in disobedience to the Creator"?
Is the mother entitled to demand child support from the father judicially if he refuses to provide for them unless they reside in his second wife's home, which the children refuse?
How is the inheritance legally divided for a person who passed away and left behind a wife and four daughters, with no male children? Do his brothers and father have the right to a share in the ownership of the house?
How is the estate of a woman who left behind two sons, a daughter, and their father divided?
How is the inheritance of a woman who died leaving a husband, four sons, five daughters, a full brother, and a maternal half-sister distributed?
What happens to the remainder of the inheritance of Kalalah after giving the one-sixth to the brother or sister?
Is it permissible for a young child to see the 'awrah of his parents, and is it permissible for him to bathe with them?
Is it permissible to name baby girls after their mothers as a blessing and a remembrance of them, and is this considered an act of honoring one's parents?
Is it permissible to write a notarized pledge at the Real Estate Registry concerning obligations towards children after agreeing to separation?
How is the sum of 5,134 riyals and a plot of land measuring 1,000 square meters to be divided among a mother, two wives, one son, and three daughters?
What is the share of each heir from a wife, male and female children, father, mother, and full siblings, and what is the reason for exclusion (hijb)?
What is the appropriate age for weaning if the mother is able and the child is responsive?
Is justice between children obligatory during the period of breastfeeding, and what are the matters in which justice is necessary to avoid obsessive thoughts?
What is the ruling on birth control and limiting oneself to a certain number of children (daughters) for the purpose of focusing on their upbringing, bearing in mind that sustenance is not the motivating factor?
Is it permissible for a father to distribute his possessions among his children—two males and one female—before his death, such that the male receives a share equivalent to that of two females, and all the children are content with this division?
How can a son be guided who possesses zeal in forbidding evil, but lacks the jurisprudence (fiqh) of dealing with it, and faces harsh reactions from those around him, especially with his mother's fear for him of being affected by the non-committed environment?
Must the firstborn, who is the result of an illegitimate relationship and carries my name, retain my name, or should I make him carry his mother’s name only?
Is it obligatory for a woman to stop breastfeeding her child if she becomes pregnant with another, and how can she complete two full years of breastfeeding in this situation?
Is it permissible for a mother to sign a pledge not to marry again in order to remain in the marital home after being irrevocably divorced (by three pronouncements), or must she leave it for the divorce to be complete?
Is it true that the name "Rayyan" refers to one of the gates of Paradise, and is it permissible to name a female with this name?