Protection and Safeguarding
92 questions
Can one repent of the crime of child sexual abuse committed in one of God’s houses? And is it necessary to seek forgiveness from the child and their parents? And does this crime fall under “striving for corruption”? And how can one expiate for it and attract God’s mercy?
Does a mother have the right to entrust God with her son who became angry because she disposed of his money without his knowledge or permission, and is the son considered to be in the wrong for that?
How can I deal with my parents who abuse me psychologically and ask me to do forbidden things, while preserving my religion and being dutiful to them?
Is it permissible to sever ties of kinship if relatives hate me and verbally abuse me, and is kinship a right of Allah or of creation?
Is a girl considered disobedient to her father if she becomes angry and describes him as failing in his duties, or as breaking her belongings and damaging things in the house, given his refusal to spend on his wife and children, and the resulting tense atmosphere in the home?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding a husband and children who psychologically, physically, and financially abuse their wife and mother, refuse to work, and take her money? Is she entitled to separate from them?
How can we honor our father who does not acknowledge his mistakes, refuses dialogue, doubts our intellect, does not defend us against the family’s injustice, does not solve problems but rather complicates them, in addition to the difficulty of discussing matters with him and his neglect of his personal rights?
What is the way to deal with a mother's and relatives' refusal to attend an honoring ceremony, and how should one act regarding verbal and physical abuse and ill wishes from the mother, especially after attempts to appease her have failed?
Is it permissible for parents to make righteousness difficult for their son by insulting, reminding him of their favors, excessively interfering in his life, and using methods of expulsion, starvation, and threats of expulsion from university, while claiming they can do whatever they wish to their son, even if it reaches the point of beating, spitting, and slaughtering, and not caring about the verses and hadiths that forbid reminding of favors and causing harm? And is the son considered at fault for reacting to them? And will he be punished if he is unable to honor them due to the difficulty of doing so?
Is a husband sinful for preventing his divorced wife from seeing her children after she left them alone for a period of time?
Is a woman considered sinful for seeking a divorce due to recurring marital problems that include insults and physical abuse, even if the husband claims adherence to the Sunnah and refuses divorce for the sake of the children, and is it permissible for her to abandon the marital bed until he divorces her?
Is it obligatory to listen to a father who is full of doubts and ill-conceived notions and who backbites his siblings, or should he be advised, even with the possibility of his anger? And is not going to clean his abandoned house considered an act of disobedience to parents?
Shouldn't we refrain from responding to the abuse of atheists and homosexuals towards Islam, and instead show them the beauty of the religion, and not hate them?
Is a person considered disobedient to his father if he talks back to him while he is assaulting the mother or raising his voice at the children, especially if the father does not fulfill his responsibilities and is a source of domestic violence, despite suffering from epilepsy?
Am I entitled to claim my apartments in Cairo and Hurghada, and the list of movable assets, in exchange for leaving the Alexandria apartment, gold, gifts, and the car to my wife, while covering the children's expenses, given that I was subjected to verbal and financial exploitation, and I fear the impact of court proceedings on the children?
Is the wife entitled to seek divorce or khul’ due to the husband's severe beating and abuse of their children, or is that permissible only if the harm is inflicted upon her?
What should I do with my mother who constantly mistreats my father, and should I agree with her actions to avoid her anger, taking into account the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "Your mother, then your mother, then your mother, then your father"?
Is a servant held accountable for neglecting their own rights, such as a wife who endures abuse and tolerates it to preserve her family?
Do parents forfeit their right to custody if they abuse and beat their child, and to whom does custody transfer in this case?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding my divorce due to accusations of witchcraft and the instillation of doubt, and is divorcing for the sake of the first wife's harm the solution to that harm?