Puberty and Responsibility
- What are the limits of the legal responsibility of a brother towards his orphaned sister whose affairs he manages? And is he obligated to check on her daily, or is visiting her two days a week sufficient?
- What is the ruling on one who was subjected to sexual assault in their childhood and was a victim, and how does a young woman overcome her hatred of men and the idea of marriage because of that?
- What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding someone who sinned against girls, then repented, but was unable to contact them to seek forgiveness except for one who forgave him, and he believes that most of this happened before puberty? Is he still sinful for that, and what if they committedZina?
- Will my repentance be accepted and will God forgive me if I stole money when I was young, knowing that I do not remember whether or not I had reached puberty, and must I return the money for my repentance and forgiveness to be complete?
- What should the questioner do to return what he stole in his youth from a supermarket that no longer exists, and what is required of him to return what he stole from his mother when he does not know the amount and does not possess money, and how can he return what he stole from the bookstore owner who used to pay bribes, and is the bookstore owner's money considered illicit due to the bribes?
- What is the appropriate legal age to make boys and girls aware of the dangers of relationships between the sexes, and is it permissible to answer their questions related to masculinity and femininity despite their sensitivity?
- What should I do about unintentionally breaking glass cups in my youth, given that I do not know their owner now?
- Is it obligatory for someone who stole several things in his youth to return them immediately, or is it permissible to return them gradually? And is it incumbent upon him to investigate everything he suspects he stole, despite suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder and the approaching date of the baccalaureate exam, or is it permissible for him to postpone that until after the exam?
- Is it permissible to give women the responsibility of qawamah (guardianship/authority) for disciplining male children who have not reached puberty or after puberty, as well as the responsibility for girls?
- Is my friend sinful if she adds lessons in Christian religion for Christian kindergarten children, in order to achieve justice among parents, knowing that she will add Islamic education lessons for Muslim children?
- Is traveling to Canada and residing there for three years to obtain its citizenship, then returning to the Gulf or Jordan, unlawful according to Sharia, and will one be held accountable for a sin that one of their grandchildren might commit in the future as a result of that?
- What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding grandparents who do not visit the children of their deceased son and abandon their responsibility towards them, leaving their son's widow to suffer immensely in raising them, while they have taken the inheritance and enjoyed it, and given it to their (other) son, knowing that the children also have paternal uncles who do not bother to even call them by phone, and they are all in the same town?
- Does my two daughters reaching puberty (aged 5 and 6), with the appearance of some signs of puberty on them, make them accountable and responsible for their actions?
- How can a one-year-old daughter be raised Islamically?
- Are there internal Islamic centers for behavioral reform of children, especially for those who are 16 years old and have strayed from the religion and been affected by negative Western behaviors?
- Is the pen lifted from one afflicted with paranoid personality disorder, severe depression, and psychotic symptoms to the extent of reclusiveness and lack of perception? Does the ruling on the insane apply to him? And does Allah accept his prayers, supplications, and good deeds?
- What is the appropriate age to educate children about sex?
- What is the Sharia ruling on dealing with a non-Muslim wife who prevents the children from embracing Islam, despite a prior agreement to that effect, given the laws of the country that side with the wife?
- Is it obligatory for a mentally disabled sister who has reached the age of responsibility to wear the full covering (ستر)?
- I made a vow, but I am not sure if I had reached puberty. What should I do?
- Is immediate initiative or procrastination obligatory when giving charity to redress injustices inflicted upon unknown individuals prior to puberty, given current financial capability, and does delaying this lead to sin?
- Is it permissible for a grandmother to invest her minor granddaughter's money and consume the profits from this investment, or do the profits entirely revert to the granddaughter?
- Will God hold accountable the two thieves who had not reached puberty for their theft, and is the one who was stolen from entitled to take from their good deeds or have some of their sins borne by them on the Day of Resurrection if they do not return the stolen goods?
- Does a woman have a "maniy" (ejaculate) before marriage, or does it only appear after marriage?