In Laws and Extended Family
200 questions
What should we do about the husband's brother who is jealous of my husband to the extent of insulting him and refusing to attend joint gatherings, especially after my husband imported goods different from his and achieved success with them?
Is it permissible for a husband to tear up a check he wrote for his wife without her knowledge? Is it permissible for a wife to file for divorce in non-Sharia courts to claim money and custody? What is the ruling on her family supporting her in this? What is the action that pleases Allah in this situation to protect the children?
What should a wife do if her in-laws and husband's parents verbally abuse her parents, fabricating untrue accusations, and her husband is unable to intervene?
What is the ruling of the Sharia regarding dealing with the husband’s mother who expels her son’s wife and harms her and her children, and her youngest son incites her to do so, especially since she caused the imprisonment of her eldest son and her grandson, and her other youngest son prevents others from visiting her?
Is the wife entitled to visit her family weekly if the husband refuses without reason, while transportation is available, there is no burden on him, and the husband emphasizes that her family are good people?
Is it permissible to boycott a husband who fabricates lies and problems and refuses the help offered to him, knowing that his salary is sufficient for him? And what is the ruling of Sharia on this?
Is it permissible for a woman forced into an immoral act to commit it due to a credible threat of killing her child or husband, and the like?
Is the killing of a friend's child by car (while the driver is young, unlicensed, and driving a technically unsound car) considered premeditated murder or accidental killing?
What are the limits of the right to obedience for a husband who does not provide for his wife and relies on her salary to cover their needs, in addition to his lack of mercy toward her or assistance with life matters, and his causing her embarrassment in front of her family? And does this include obedience in conjugal relations?
Is it permissible for a girl to take 1100 EGP from her father's pension instead of the 700 EGP she currently takes, knowing that the pension is 5500 EGP and she shares it with her mother and three sisters?
Must I serve my mother-in-law, who is sick and bedridden, despite her having other children and my being responsible for my own sick and young children?
Is it permissible to demand the relinquishment of the marital apartment or the signing of promissory notes as a condition for the wife's return after the husband's communication with female colleagues was discovered and he repented?
What is the wisdom behind applying hudud punishments, such as cutting off the hand and foot, in Islam, and how will one whose limbs have been amputated live and work thereafter, taking into consideration the possibility of him resorting to begging or his family becoming homeless?
What is meant by direct kinship, collateral kinship, and affinity, and what are the degrees of kinship, and to what degree do they extend?
Is it permissible for me to prevent my son from associating with my wife's disreputable family, and would I be sinful for doing so?
What is the ruling regarding a wife remaining with her husband, who made her divorce contingent upon an event that occurred in her past, knowing that he has divorced her twice, and that she has repented to Allah and fears his reaction and that of his family?
Is a wife permitted to refuse her husband's request to go weekly to his mother's house for lunch, after repeated harassment and fabricating errors against her? And is the husband Islamically entitled to compel her to do so despite her refusal, given her agreement to other visits?
Does keeping away from my mother-in-law—who causes me to sin with her lies and backbiting—count as severing ties of kinship?
Am I sinful towards my mother for not forcing my wife to live with her, given that there are problems between my wife and my mother, and my wife's desire for her family to care for her during her pregnancy?
Is the husband's action of shunning his wife's mother and brother for over a year, on the pretext of their mingling and participation in a mixed graduation ceremony with musical instruments, and the graduation of a close relative from the police academy, and in application of the Hadith: "The first deficiency that affected the Children of Israel was that a man would meet another man and say: 'O you, fear Allah and abandon what you are doing, for it is not lawful for you.' Then he would meet him the next day and find him in the same state, yet that would not prevent him from being his eater, drinker, and companion. When they did that, Allah struck the hearts of some of them with others," Islamically sound, knowing that he did not prevent his wife from visiting them?
Why is marriage in this era considered unsuitable for women, placing them in a position of weakness, unlike men whose lives do not fundamentally change, assuming the current selfishness of most men, and that celibacy is better for Muslim women?
How can the father's desire to sever ties with his wife's family be reconciled with the wife's desire to maintain communication with her family, taking into consideration the husband's promises to his wife before marriage and their shared living arrangements?
Is my way of dealing with my in-laws—by dedicating two hours a day to them—correct, taking into account my desire not to spend more time with them, and my eagerness to please Allah without infringing upon my own rights? And is it Islamically permissible to request an independent home in the future, near his ailing parents' house?
Is the relationship between a wife and her husband's family considered an act of upholding the ties of kinship (silat ar-rahim)?