In Laws and Extended Family
200 questions
Is moving to an independent home considered an injustice to the mother, or is keeping the wife in the family home an injustice to her, especially with the wife's insistence on moving and the husband's refusal to leave his parents?
Is it obligatory to thank the husband's father for his financial help to my husband, his claim that he bought me the car, and his boasting about what he provides?
Is it permissible for a husband to ask his wife to leave her bedroom door open so that his mother – who searches her belongings and closes her own private room – does not get upset, and to give her the choice between that or taking her belongings to her family's house?
Is it permissible for the second wife to request ownership of a house in her and her children's names to safeguard their rights, especially given the problems with the first family, the in-laws' hatred towards her, their view of her marriage as an injustice, and the fact that the husband's other properties are in the name of his first family?
Does divorce occur if I sent text messages to check on my sick mother, knowing that my husband threatened to divorce me if I contacted my family, and he had previously divorced me with a revocable divorce? And what is the ruling of Islamic law on him preventing me from maintaining ties with my family?
How do I deal with my sister's husband, who intended ill will toward my wife and the wives of my brothers, and who asked my wife for vile things, taking into account the Hadith of animosity and hatred?
Is a wife sinful if she refrains from visiting her husband's sisters after being psychologically harmed by them, even though they continue to visit her, and this is due to her inability to forgive?
What is the optimal course of action with a husband who avoids defending his wife in front of his family members and prevents her from socializing with them, especially after repeated negative incidents with his sister?
Is the wife entitled to prevent her husband's brother from entering her home due to a dispute that occurred between them, given the husband's refusal of this and his setting boundaries for their interaction?
Given the attempts at harassment and assault by the husband's brother, and repeated threats that have been disregarded, along with the inability to stop him except by informing the extremely jealous husband, which could lead to major problems, what should I do?
Is it permissible to seek divorce due to a lack of feeling safe with the husband and his constant threats, and would this be considered an injustice to the children?
Is it permissible to seek divorce from a husband who prevents his wife from visiting her family, forces her to visit his mother who insulted her, deserts her and quarrels with her after he visits his mother, and has sworn to divorce her if she visits her family?
What is the ruling on a Muslim female doctor examining male patients in a clinic in North America, knowing that she is a trainee and needs this experience for specialization, and the country's laws do not permit the presence of a third party during the examination except for the patient's family?
Is it considered undutiful for a son to refuse to bring his wife to visit his mother, if the mother insists on that despite recurring problems, and threatens to be displeased?
What are my duties towards my father-in-law who suffers from Alzheimer's, lives with us, and causes tension and problems?
To what extent is a husband obligated to care for his wife's family? And is a wife's departure from her husband's home after he insulted her mother (despite his apology) considered disobedience to Allah's command to obey her husband?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a wife who refuses to reside in her in-laws' home to care for them, while her husband claims that this is an act of disobedience on her part towards him, and he threatens to withhold her financial support, and is she considered disobedient (nashiz) in this case?
What are my duties towards my father-in-law who suffers from Alzheimer's and whose presence causes problems and tension?
What are the pieces of advice for dealing with escalating disputes and problems between the wife's family and the husband's family, and is disobedience to parents in this matter considered an act of 'Uquq (disobedience/disrespect)?
Does filing a lawsuit to overturn a building ban on land owned by the plaintiff, despite the existence of man-made laws prohibiting it, and given his need to expand for his family, count as resorting to Taghut? And what is the extent of necessity in this issue?
What are the rights and duties incumbent upon a wife towards her husband's elderly sisters who sometimes harm and wrong her, given her desire for good treatment and avoidance of injustice?
Is it incumbent upon the daughter-in-law to treat her husband's parents as her own parents? And can she interact with her mother-in-law based on the Hadith, "Paradise lies under the feet of mothers"?
What is the ruling regarding the husband's statement, "You are divorced by three if you go to your family," if the wife goes to her in-laws' house and not to her family's, and what should be done about the wife's continued avoidance of going to her family?
Are the children of the ex-husband's family, and the sisters and brothers of the ex-husband, considered relatives such that ties of kinship must be maintained with them after divorce?