In Laws and Extended Family
200 questions
How can one deal with the wife's mother who practices sorcery and enters the bedroom without permission, and is it permissible to boycott her without depriving the husband of his mother?
Am I entitled to take an ownership deed for the apartment that I fully built with my own money in my in-laws' house, without them sharing in the ownership of the land?
Is a woman allowed to prevent her husband's sister from entering her home due to the latter's creation of problems, given the husband's refusal of this on the grounds of cutting off family ties and disrespecting parents?
What is the ruling on money earned from transporting people in a private car for a fee, while violating traffic laws, for someone who cannot find work and has children?
Is divorce the solution to late-onset marital problems, low sexual desire, the wife's suffering from the in-laws' treatment, in addition to financial and family problems, while there is a child between the spouses?
What is the ruling on human cloning and the resulting family rulings such as lineage, marriage, and inheritance?
How can I convince my family to approve of marrying a girl who is originally Shiite but converted to Sunni, given that they know of her religious commitment, but are concerned that her family is still Shiite?
Why has the methodology of the Islamic religion not enabled its adherents to advance and propel them into paths of progress and prosperity in various fields, like other peoples and nations?
What is the religious ruling regarding a husband who fails to fulfill his duties towards his wife and children concerning financial support, care, and attention, and secretly travels to countries known for corruption, and spends his time outside the home, while his family does not advise him but rather his mother encourages his behavior, in addition to his mother assaulting his wife?
What is the ruling on obeying a husband who swore he would not enter his wife's family's house except to pick her up, knowing that he did not prevent her from visiting, and is he permitted to act this way, and what is the advice regarding this matter?
Is it permissible to reject the engagement of a man who works as an administrative public prosecutor, despite the family's approval, based on the suspicion of the impermissibility of working with man-made laws, especially if the suitor believes it is permissible out of obedience to the ruler?
Is it permissible in Islamic law for the husband to refuse reconciliation with his wife's family, specifically her mother and sister, and to stipulate that they apologize in his home in front of everyone, even though the wife's mother had previously apologized to the husband's paternal aunt and expressed remorse?
Am I sinful for not spending enough on my parents and extended family, and am I obliged to spend on all of them?
Is a wife's service to her husband's parents obligatory, and what are the consequences of that?
A woman asks: What are the rights of the husband and the rights of the parents? What is the solution to her problem with her husband's family, who hate her and falsely accuse her? Is it permissible for her husband to give her a choice between him and her family in obedience to his parents?
What is the right of my sorceress aunt, who is my husband's mother and my children's grandmother, over me, and what is my religious duty towards her as a sorceress, and how can I bring my husband back to his home and work in Egypt after he fled from it due to his mother's sorcery?
Is informing one's mother about the abuse and backbiting from the husband's family considered [a blameworthy act], and what should be done about it?
Is a wife's service to her husband's family and performing household chores for their home, in addition to her own, obligatory upon her in Islam? And what is the ruling in Islam regarding a husband who compels his wife to serve his family?
What is the legitimate Islamic solution for dealing with a Christian mother-in-law who abuses the religion of Islam, when the wife fears for her daughter from her influence, taking into account the mother-in-law's psychological illness and the husband's eagerness to honor her?
Is it permissible for me to address my mother-in-law as "Mama" to please her and to please my wife?
What is the ruling regarding a man whose in-laws have made him doubt his wife and accused her of betrayal, leading him to live in isolation and suffer from severe obsessive thoughts that have affected his life, work, and social relationships, despite the wife's strong denial and the absence of direct evidence of her betrayal?
Are the actions of the husband's sister correct in terms of her frequent communication with her brother, seeking his opinion on everything, and sharing private details with him, and is a Muslim man's responsibility towards his married sister greater than his responsibility towards his wife?
What does the Sheikh advise me to do regarding my wife who disrespects me, mistreats me and my family, and refused to open the door for me, especially since we live in a European country and have two children (one of whom is in her womb)? Should I divorce her while she is pregnant, or should I leave her the children and the house, or should I resort to the courts?
What is the ruling on refraining from attending an iftar invitation in Ramadan extended by the wife's father (the maternal aunt's husband) due to family problems and their undesirable characteristics?