Family and Companions
1,868 questions
Why did Abu Bakr not believe Fatimah al-Zahra in her claim that the Messenger had bequeathed to her, while precluding her dishonesty?
Are messages sent to the wife considered a divorce, and is an oath sworn in one of them binding, and is the wife's staying in her family's home commendable?
Is it permissible to combine qisas and diya for a man who killed two men, if the guardians of one of the slain demand qisas and the guardians of the other demand diya?
Is it permissible to eat from the wealth of one who works in a usurious bank and to visit them, and does this wealth transfer to their children through inheritance?
Can children humiliate their fathers in front of their wives for fear of family disintegration, while the fathers remain silent to preserve the family structure, in light of the Moroccan legal code that has made men live in a cycle of fear while women persist in their ignorance?
Is it permissible for a father to relinquish a rented apartment to his daughter for her to purchase and own with her own money, while there are also male children?
Does repentance prevent the sin from befalling the sinner's family later, based on the principle of "as you judge, so shall you be judged"?
Do correspondences between a young man and a young woman with the intention of marriage displease God, and should he propose to marry her despite anticipating social rejection?
Is there a contradiction between the Hadith "The feet of a servant will not move on the Day of Resurrection until he is asked about four things" and the Hadith "Seventy thousand of my Ummah will enter Paradise without reckoning"? And does everyone who is questioned suffer torment, as in the Hadith "Whoever is questioned about the reckoning on the Day of Resurrection will be tormented"? And if someone learns knowledge and conveys it only to his family, without spreading it to people due to his personality, will this knowledge be held against him? And is authoring and publishing books sufficient instead of teaching and giving lessons?
What should a committed girl do if her family rejects everyone who proposes to her, using her studies or political affiliation as an excuse, and she is too shy to tell them about the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: "If someone whose character and religious commitment you are pleased with comes to you, then marry him"?
Is it Islamically permissible to change the name of a baby girl of a Danish Muslim mother to a full Islamic name, including the surname, with guarantees preventing inheritance from the new family?
Is it permissible for a mother to refuse her son's marriage on the pretext of his financial insufficiency to form a family, and to encourage him to engage in illicit relationships?
What is the ruling on writing the biography of the righteous predecessors with a dramatic plot that includes unverified emotional details, such as Lady Ruqayyah's crying and bidding farewell to her family before the emigration?
Is the husband required to ask his wife's permission before leaving the house, and what is the ruling of Islam on this matter?
How can one deal with a mother-in-law who constantly criticizes her sons' wives, speaks ill of them, and spreads rumors, despite their attempts to appease her with gifts and kind words, especially when her abuses extend to include other family members?
Is a 15-year-old person's enjoyment of a friend (without sexual activity or undressing) considered sodomy or a major sin, and does it affect his ability to marry and form a Muslim family?
Does the Qur’an’s address to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, instructing him to command his wives, his daughters, and the believing women regarding hijab, lowering their gaze, and prayer, indicate contempt for women, or does it signify emulation of him and the obligation of enjoining piety upon one another and saving souls from the Fire, as in the Almighty’s saying: "O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded"? And is a wife entitled to remind her husband of prayer, lowering his gaze, and fearing Allah, and of their right and their children’s right to be raised upon the Qur’an and Sunnah?
What is the ruling of the Sharia on exchanging a plot of land for another larger one, and dividing two adjacent houses horizontally, knowing that the owners of the land and houses are displaced and refuse to discuss the matter, and that there is a necessity to build on this land due to the Israeli occupation?
My wife in Egypt wants to buy a car for necessities, and I work in Saudi Arabia and do not have its price. Is it permissible to take a loan from the Saudi National Bank, given that the sale and purchase are completed within 24-48 hours, especially since the Saudi Dar Al-Iftaa (House of Fatwas) has approved it and stated that it is permissible? And if the loan is impermissible, and I am unaware of it, will the sin be upon the Dar Al-Iftaa?
What is the ruling on feeling distressed when visiting the wife's family due to differences in customs, while being careful not to prevent the wife from visiting them?
Does the divorce of a man who swore an oath of divorce to his family, while fully in possession of his mental faculties, and who did not inform his wife of this, and intended to take her back as his wife after her return to his home, take effect?
Is there a Sunnah prayer called "Sunnat al-Safar" (Prayer of Travel) in Islamic law, consisting of two Rak'ahs to be prayed before a traveler departs from his home?
How did the Prophet Muhammad pray for himself when he was the Messenger?
Is it Islamically permissible for a father to accuse his wife and daughters of stealing his money, knowing that the daughters spend on the family and hand over their money to the wife?