Family and Companions
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What is the best way for a man to respond to a marriage proposal from an unknown woman, taking into account his current financial inability to marry, the difficulty of his family accepting marriage from this country, and his apprehension about communicating with foreign women?
What is meant by "stones of oil" and who are "the people of the stones of oil" mentioned in Hadith no. (3958) from Sunan Ibn Majah?
Is it true that every person gets the spouse they deserve, and that a righteous spouse is granted a righteous partner? And is a fornicator punished by one of his female relatives committing fornication? And does a pious person only marry a pious person, except through a trial from Allah?
Am I obligated to divorce my second wife under family pressure, and would I be sinful or unjust if I did so?
What is the definition of a Nasibi, what is their legal ruling, and what are the sources that have discussed Nasb?
What is the reason for preferring virgins over non-virgins in Paradise, and does the Prophet's marriage to non-virgins necessitate the superiority of non-virgins over virgins?
Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, sleep during the last ten days of Ramadan if he spent the entire night in worship during them?
How did the Prophet greet his family and maharim, and what is the proof of that? Is it permissible to shake hands with or kiss the cheek of one's maternal or paternal aunt?
What are the foundations of miracles in our present age, especially concerning the miracles mentioned by the Shiites in Karbala?
Is a wife sinful if she complains about her husband to her family after years of patiently enduring his actions, with no change in the situation, seeking a solution to her problem?
Is it permissible for a girl to marry herself to the young man with whom she committed fornication and then repented, based on the Hanafi school of thought and the hadith that states that an adulteress marries herself, in the event that her family refuses to marry her to him?
Is it permissible to recite the aforementioned litany that begins with "In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, the Light of Allah has shone, and the Word of Allah has appeared..." and ends with "And may Allah's peace and blessings be upon our Master Muhammad and upon his family and companions"?
How authentic is the Hadith: (A man entered upon his family, and when he saw their need, he went out into the wilderness. When his wife saw him, she rose to the hand mill and set it, and to the oven and stoked it. Then she said: O Allah, provide for us. She looked, and behold, the bowl was full. He said: And she went to the oven and found it full. He said: Then the husband returned and said: Did you receive anything after I left? His wife said: Yes, from our Lord. He went to the hand mill. This was mentioned to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, who said: Had he not lifted it, it would have continued to turn until the Day of Resurrection. I witnessed the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, saying: By Allah, for one of you to come with a small amount of dates, then carry it and sell it, and thus suffice himself, is better for him than to go to a man and ask him)? And is it permissible to narrate it?
How authentic is the Hadith of the Boasting Contest between Amir al-Mu'minin and Sayyidah al-Zahra?
Is the Hadith: "The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) was shown what would befall his Ummah after him, and he was not seen laughing or cheerful until Allah took his soul," authentic?
Did the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, marry Umaimah bint Shurahbil against her will?
What is the ruling on a father's refusal to allow his daughter to marry a religious and moral young man, merely because the young man belongs to a certain family?
How can the hadith, "If the world were worth a gnat's wing to Allah, He would not give a disbeliever a single sip of water from it," which indicates the insignificance of the world, be reconciled with Allah Almighty considering some of the servants' deeds (good and evil) to be mighty, even though these deeds occur in this world?
Is the marriage mentioned in the question considered a "badal" marriage and unlawful, taking into account the questioner's fears about its effect on her marriage?
Is it permissible to conceal the age difference between the suitor and the fiancée from the fiancée's family, for the purpose of completing the marriage?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a married man, with two children, remaining bound to his ill wife, who cannot come to him in Europe, and he cannot return to his country, while her family and his father are demanding that he divorce her, but the wife refuses to be divorced?
What is the ruling on one who receives unemployment benefits but is then compelled to work because they are insufficient to support his family, and how would repentance be if receiving them were unlawful?
What is meant by "al-Majalis" (the gatherings) in the verse: "O you who have believed, when you are told, 'Make space in the assemblies [al-majalis],' then make space; Allah will make space for you. And when you are told, 'Arise,' then arise; Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do"; does it refer only to the gatherings of the Prophet (peace be upon him), or to gatherings of remembrance (dhikr), or to all gatherings, including family gatherings and ordinary meetings?
What is the ruling on the entire family, including the parents, the son and his wife, and his brother, gathering at one dining table, believing that there is blessing in gathering?