Naming Children
845 questions
Is what the mother did—discriminating among her children in giving, and her financial dealings with her absent son, such as informing him of unreal prices for apartments or maintenance expenses, and giving him a small annual amount, then the brother demanding the difference in the price of the apartment he was supposed to own or the money he claims is rightfully his from her—permissible in Islamic law? Does this entail sin for the mother or the favored son? And what is the ruling on the dutiful, low-income son taking from his mother?
Is it permissible to divide an inheritance of gold assets equally between a son and a daughter in a will, and if not, what is the second option? Is it permissible for a mother to use the gold she gifted to her young children who are under her guardianship? What is the available option for writing a will to divide gold among children while they are young?
Is it permissible for a mother to transfer a plot of land to her son, and is it permissible for her to give him money in compensation for what she spent on his siblings, given that some of the money the son sent to her was for savings, awaiting its return, and other amounts were not expected to be returned?
Am I entitled to deny my son's paternity, remove my name from his birth certificate, and divorce my wife, after being informed by the doctor that I am sterile and unable to have children?
What is the response to one who denies the hadith: "Attach the fara'id (allotted shares) to their rightful recipients..." claiming it contradicts the Quran, and holds that His saying, may He be exalted: "And if there are women, more than two, then for them is two-thirds of what he left" includes the male, and that the matter of 'asabah (agnatic heirs) contradicts the Quran, basing this on the comprehensiveness of the word "walad" (child/offspring) for both male and female in His saying, may He be exalted: "And for his parents, each one of them a sixth of what he left, if he has walad (children)"?
What is the share of the wife, five daughters, and one son from an inheritance amounting to 35,000,000 after the husband's death?
Does a child, who was taken in and raised by his paternal uncle after being found by him in the street, inherit from that uncle?
Is praising a child's drawing—even if it's seen as scribbles—considered a lie, and what is the ideal response in this situation?
What is the ruling regarding the estate of a man who died, leaving behind a wife and a full paternal uncle, along with a will bequeathing half of the estate to his wife and the other half to the children of his sister who died before him?
Is the questioner obligated to spend a portion of her salary on her parents, or is that obligatory for her brothers, knowing that her financial situation is weak and she has three male siblings?
Is it considered disobedience for children to avoid their mother—in order to avoid problems she instigates—or not?
Does a young man refuse his wife's uncle's invitation to dinner, despite his eagerness to please his mother who forbids him from visiting his wife's relatives without reason?
Does a woman have financial obligations and rights other than the zakat on her wealth, such as the obligation to support her parents or children?
Is it permissible to cut ties with a son who filed a lawsuit against his father for beating him due to his drug addiction and homosexuality?
Is it permissible to attend a wedding that is held at the same time as the third day of the passing of the cousin's daughter, taking into account the psychological need of the deceased's children for the questioner's presence?
To whom is the inheritance of a deceased paternal aunt distributed, who has neither husband nor child, and has one surviving sister, and sons and daughters of deceased siblings?
What is the share of each heir from the estate of a man who passed away, leaving behind four sons, five daughters, and one wife?
How is the estate of a man who died leaving four sons, a wife, and three daughters divided?
Is it permissible for a mother to distribute her wealth among her heirs while she is still alive, given that she divided her house among her children 22 years ago, and now the price of the house has increased tenfold? What is the Sharia-compliant solution for this matter?
Does the wife inherit a share of a plot of land that her husband concealed from her, and is it permissible for the heirs to dispose of it without her knowledge? What is the Shariah ruling for dividing the inheritance among the children (two sons and three daughters)?
Is it permissible for the daughters of the inheritor and his wife to challenge the heirs, given that the inheritor is still alive and there is no justice in the division, and the inheritor does not care about the rights of his children?
Is it permissible for my mother to stipulate in her will that her disobedient nephews be deprived of her inheritance, and that their share be given to her other nephews, knowing that she wishes to give her surviving brother one-third of her money and possessions if she dies before him?
Are the questioner's children entitled to anything from the proceeds of the waqf endowed by their grandfather, knowing that they are from the second class (children of children)?
Is it permissible for the wife to ask her husband for divorce due to his refusal to have children, given his difficult financial circumstances, especially since she has one child and is 33 years old?