Family and Companions
1,868 questions
Is it permissible for a group to supplicate together upon the completion of reciting the Qur’an?
How did the Prophet (peace be upon him) treat his servants, and where does the example lie in his conduct and dealings with them?
What should an individual from the family do if they discover an ongoing illicit relationship between their sister's husband and their brother's wife? Should they advise speaking with them or remain silent, fearing the consequences of both actions?
How can an adult woman marry to protect herself if marrying herself without her family's knowledge is invalid, given the family's exorbitant demands for marriage, while the Maliki school, which is practiced in Egypt, permits an adult woman to marry herself?
How can the Prophetic Hadith: "What have you left for your family, O Umar?" and "What have you left for your family, O Abu Bakr?" be applied in this day and age?
Is it permissible for a father to gift his married son his private car without incurring sin upon himself or his other children?
We would like to thank you for your efforts in spreading jurisprudential awareness. My question is about a girl who repeatedly swore by Allah that she would not return to a sin, but then she did return. She said that if she returned to the sin, she would disbelieve in her Lord, and she did return. Has she disbelieved by returning to the sin? If she has disbelieved, what must she do to return to Islam?
Is there a ḥadīth that says, "My mother and your mother are in the Fire"?
Is it necessary to paint the house, inside and out, after the death of a family member, on the basis that the deceased screams a scream that causes his blood to splatter on the walls of the house when he departs?
Is it permissible for a mother to take money from her children and give it to others when she has a large family of her own?
Is a man rewarded for helping his wife with household chores, especially if she is in poor health or if he seeks reward from Allah?
What is the Sharia ruling on a young man traveling to seek knowledge and improve his future without his parents' knowledge, given his difficult family circumstances that prevent him from achieving this within his country?
What is the ruling on holding nights of Qur’an recitation and preaching during the Prophet’s birthday (Mawlid), or upon the death of a relative, or on a charitable night to encourage people to repent?
Is feeling distressed and uneasy about the prospective marital home, and requesting to change it despite the fiancé's family's insistence on keeping it, considered an act of ingratitude (baṭar) or forbidden (ḥarām), and what is the correct action in this situation?
What is the meaning of the noble verse: (He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [the result of] unrighteous work, so ask Me not about that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant")? And what is meant by His saying, "so ask Me not about that of which you have no knowledge"? And what are the supplications that may be considered asking Allah about something of which the supplicant has no knowledge, and how can that be avoided?
Is the repentance of a young man who witnessed a murder in his childhood but did not report it—then innocent people were imprisoned because of it—valid, and what must he do now that he has repented?
What is the ruling on speaking about a brother's wife who takes money and spends it on her family, with or without her husband's knowledge, and what should the sister do to make her parents aware that what her brother's wife is doing cannot be condoned, knowing that this matter causes psychological distress to her parents because the couple has not built their future despite many years of living abroad?
Is it permissible to dedicate supplications (Du'a) and ذکر (Dhikr) exclusively to oneself and one's family, such as saying: "Our Lord, grant me, my children, my siblings, and my husband good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire" and "We, my parents, my siblings, and my husband, are pleased with Allah as Lord, with Islam as a religion, and with Muhammad as a Prophet, Messenger, and Intercessor"?
Is recurrent thinking about sexual desire, despite seeking forgiveness and trying to stop, considered a weakness in faith, especially when one is displeased with such thoughts and fears displeasing God?
Is guiding an adulteress to repentance and concealment, and not disclosing her crime to her suitor or husband, considered a form of deception? And are those who repent from adultery equal in reward and recompense to those who strived against their desires and avoided the forbidden?
What is the ruling on a wife remaining in her family's home after her husband left her to live with his mother and unmarried brothers, without providing a separate dwelling or maintenance, and then he traveled and stopped asking about her?
What should I do, given that my family forced me into marriage and divorce, and they will repeat their actions with me?
Are most authentic Hadiths in meaning and not in exact wording?
Is helping needy family members by purchasing necessities and secondary items considered charity and a good deed for which one can supplicate for the purpose of marriage?