Naming Children
845 questions
What is the ruling on naming someone "Saleem" (with a kasra on the letter Seen), and was this name chosen by the will of Allah, and what is the solution for the intrusive thoughts that urge changing it?
What should a wife do if her husband does not spend on her, yet generously gives to their children, and when she asks for money, he gives her one-sixth of what he gives them, saying: "This is the share that Allah has mentioned for you"?
What is the ruling on children going to their stepmother's house without their mother's consent?
What is the ruling on a father giving land as a gift to his friend, despite his children's need for the land?
Is a woman’s maintenance obligatory upon her father, regardless of whether the father is employed and has employed sons, or if he is unemployed and his sons are unemployed?
Are parents entitled to know about their children's money?
Is it permissible for a mother to breastfeed her seven-month-old child while she is two months pregnant?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding negligence and dereliction of duty that led to the death of a child by drowning in a swimming pool?
Is the name "Mabroukah" reprehensible in Islamic law and linguistically? Is it among the names of Satan? And must I change the name of my daughter who is named with it?
What is the ruling on the action of my grandfather, who designated plots of land for his male children to the exclusion of his female children, and does sin fall upon me, or upon my father, or upon my grandfather, and what is the solution to get out of this predicament?
ما حكم الرضاعة الطبيعية لأقل من سنتين؟
How should one deal with a mother who verbally and physically abuses, and prefers one of her children over the others?
Is my parents’ marriage considered null and void, and does my mother become a sister to my father, given that my mother was breastfed by my grandmother (my father’s mother) more than five times, and are we, consequently, still attributed to our father?
What is the relationship between parents and children?
Why is it impermissible to supplicate against an unjust parent, despite the verse: "Allah does not like the public utterance of evil, except by one who has been wronged"?
Is the elder daughter of the questioner forbidden to her sister's son if her sister breastfeeds the questioner's infant son, knowing that the questioner's elder daughter is two years and four months old? And is it permissible for the questioner's sister to breastfeed the questioner's elder daughter so that she becomes a foster sister to her son? And is it permissible for the questioner to take hormones or pills to produce milk to breastfeed her sister's son? And does this suckling achieve the prohibition of suckling? And if the questioner extracts milk and gives it to her sister's infant son, is it considered suckling, or must it be suckled directly from the breast for the questioner's son to become a foster son?
Is a person who refuses to give money to his father sinful, and instead suggests that he sell some of his property or ask his older brother for help, knowing that the person is suffering from financial hardship and accumulating debts, wishes to marry, and fears falling into zina?
Is it permissible for a mother to reclaim money she distributed among her children, based on the principle of "to the male, the equivalent of the share of two females?"
What are the limits of filial piety if the mother has money and wants her children to spend on her and furnish another apartment for her?
What is the ruling on a Quran teacher going to teach children in their home in the absence of the father, with only the mother present, or in the absence of both parents, with the child and his sisters present in the home?
Is my husband's prevention of me sending money to my parents considered "disobedience to parents" (uquq), knowing that my divorce or leaving my job would harm me and my children, and would not bring any benefit to my parents?
What is the reason for the difference in fatwa between the ruling on a father preventing his son from going out if there is no harm, where the son's disobedience to the father is not considered disobedience to parents (ʿuqūq), and the ruling on a father preventing his daughter from going out for permissible activities, where her disobedience is considered disobedience to parents (ʿuqūq) even if there is no harm to her?
Is it permissible for a father to open special bank accounts for his young children in an Islamic bank to cover their university education expenses, provided that they cannot withdraw from them until after his death, in order to achieve equality in giving among the children?
Is what comes out of a woman's breast – that which is inclined in color to the color of water and not the known natural color of milk – considered رضاعة (suckling/nursing), and does the questioner's son become a brother to the nursed child?