Family and Companions
1,868 questions
Will a man meet his family on the Day of Resurrection, and will his wife be the leader of the houris in Paradise?
Is there sin upon the questioner for knowing the story of a girl who was raped, concealed her pregnancy, abandoned her newborn, then married after undergoing a hymen reconstruction surgery, without informing the girl’s family or her husband for fear of the family’s disintegration?
Is it permissible to supplicate against one who has wronged me, asking that they suffer as I have suffered?
What is the Sharīʿah ruling on marrying a girl who has been subjected to rape, given the difficulty in verifying the accuracy of the claim or its recency due to her family's delay in reporting it, and the resulting doubts that may affect conjugal life?
Is it Islamically permissible for the wife and her family to file a lawsuit demanding compensation, alimony, housing rent, and jewelry, along with making false claims?
What is the ruling on breastfeeding the children of one's maternal aunt to make them foster siblings, based on the advice of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to avoid marrying relatives and the hereditary diseases resulting therefrom, and to achieve harmony, taking into account the opposition of the parents for fear of preventing them from marrying in the future?
Is shortening one's garments to mid-calf, including trousers, a Prophetic Sunnah? And is fearing people's mockery if I shorten my garment considered minor shirk? What about exposing the shins in winter while people are wearing concealing clothes? And how do I deal with embarrassing questions from family regarding this matter?
Is money earned from working in religious tourism considered unlawful (haram), especially if it involves organizing trips to tourist areas like Sharm El Sheikh that were not undertaken, and what is the Islamic legal ruling on someone who declares my money unlawful without knowledge or investigation?
Is it permissible to reject a suitor who comes from a family that has changed its original lineage and surname for a hidden reason or in pursuit of prestige?
I have a question about a statement in the fatwas regarding the scholarly consensus that "fornication is too great to be expiated" (الزنا أعظم من أن يكفر). I would like to know who among the scholars mentioned this consensus and who disagreed with it, as well as the view of the other four schools of thought besides the Hanbalis on this matter. Alternatively, I would appreciate assistance with references for researching this issue.
How can I deal with recurrent marital disputes caused by my husband’s family, which have led to divorce twice, with my husband preventing me from communicating with my brother and children, and how can I maintain ties of kinship with my family, knowing that he is short-tempered?
What is the meaning of increase in the manner and extent of shunning disobedient people, and how can shunning be applied to relatives and parents who reject it? Is it permissible to shun family and relatives, other than parents, after advice proves futile? What is the ruling on reducing time spent with disobedient parents and relatives? Is shunning permissible in places where parents are not present? Should shunning be attempted to determine if a benefit outweighs a harm? What is the ruling if parents refuse the daʿwah (invitation to Islam) due to shunning or reduced companionship? Is it obligatory or sunnah to shun disobedient people in beneficial worldly matters? What if they refuse to help me in worldly affairs due to shunning?
How can I find a great intention in sitting with family, and how did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, balance spending time with his family and the three purposes for which Allah created us: worship, good character, and building up the earth?
What is the ruling regarding a husband who neglects his wife and makes fun of her in front of his family, claiming he does not intend it, even though he is religiously committed, leads people in prayer, and calls the Adhan?
Who was the last of the emigrants from Mecca to Medina?
Is our description as innovators (heretics/bid'ah practitioners) truly accurate and correct, and are young people who lack knowledge permitted to incite against us and warn people away from us, merely because we occasionally perform rare actions considered bid'ah, such as collective supplication for the deceased after burial or raising hands for supplication on Friday, despite our doing so under exceptional circumstances and based on interpretations, and with our emphasis on our dislike for bid'ah and our adherence to the Sunnah?
What is the ruling on a father who is extremely stingy with his wife and children, but not with his relatives and friends, and who promises good things to his family but breaks his promises?
What is the ruling on young men and women conversing together online (chatting) in a group dedicated to Islamic Da‘wah, and is this permissible شرعًا (religiously) or not, especially since their conversations do not exceed matters of Islamic Da‘wah?
When is jealousy blameworthy or praiseworthy, and is jealousy over one's fiancée for revealing her face to non-mahram relatives (such as paternal or maternal cousins)—bearing in mind that they live in one house, but each family has a private apartment—considered blameworthy jealousy?
What is the ruling regarding a husband's oath of divorce, sworn to prevent his wife from taking anything from her family, and is the wife permitted to visit her family?
What is meant by "allegiance to other than one's lieges (mawālī)" and who are the mawālī, and should allegiance be to the father or the mother, and does a wife's allegiance transfer to her husband and his family after marriage, and what is the Shar'i ruling for one who refuses that?
Is it permissible to marry a righteous girl who is a memorizer of the Book of Allah, even though her environment and lineage are known for bad qualities, and do the sayings "Choose carefully for your offspring, for indeed lineage is influential" and "Beware of the green (plants) of the dunghill" apply to her?
What is the ruling on a 26-year-old never-married woman marrying a widower who has two children? Is there a story from the Sunnah that clarifies this, and how should this situation be dealt with—through consultation or through istikhara?
What is the meaning of the saying: "روعاتي" (raw'ati) mentioned in the morning and evening supplication: "O Allah, conceal my imperfections and calm my fears"?