Family and Companions
1,868 questions
Will a person who incurs exorbitant marriage expenses and debts to please family and traditions, despite not being convinced by them, be rewarded, given their ability to repay the debts?
What is the correct action for a divorced woman for whom the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) did not stipulate maintenance or lodging, as mentioned in the hadith of Fatimah bint Qays, and what is the legitimate solution in light of some governments resorting to imposing maintenance and lodging on the man?
Is it permissible in Islamic law to collect a monthly sum from each employee into a dedicated fund for feeding the family of the deceased and their guests for three days?
What is the ruling on using the family name "Ahmadi" instead of "Ahmad" or "Muhammad," and is this considered imitation of Qadiyanism?
What is the way to combine my desire for marriage and family stability with maintaining custody of my daughter from her ex-husband, who may demand her custody when she reaches the age of seven, knowing that my financial capabilities are limited?
Does the divorced husband of the sister have the right to compel the family of the divorced sister to host his children overnight in their home without their permission and consent, especially on a day designated for a family gathering, thereby causing them psychological harm?
How sound is the saying that if a servant dies at the age of 90, he will be forgiven and intercede for his family, and what is the evidence for this from the Prophetic hadiths?
Is it permissible for the wife to avoid visiting her husband's family if the husband constantly complains about her to his sisters, and do the angels' wrath and the threat of not entering Paradise apply to her if he leaves the bedroom to avoid cigarette smoke, or due to any other marital disputes?
How is family cooperation achieved?
What should a wife do with her smoking husband who prevaricates about quitting, especially since she is bothered by his smell during marital intimacy and rejects him because of it?
Is the niqab obligatory, and is this young man righteous, and is it permissible to obey his commands to quit studying and wear the niqab despite the family's opposition, especially with the strictness regarding the hijab in studies?
Which is more deserving of charity: completing the construction of an incapacitated father's house, or contributing to the building of the only mosque in the area?
What is the ruling on someone who is called and known by other than the names of his father and grandfather, for fear of falling under the Hadith: "He who claims to be other than his father"?
Will the wife not enter Paradise if her husband is angry with her, even if he is ungrateful and does not fear God in his treatment?
Is it obligatory for me to be equal in helping people and offering assistance to the committed and others, even though I rejoice in gratitude for good deeds? And does this distance me from sincerity?
Is it guaranteed that a person's prayer for the righteousness of their religion and worldly life will be answered if they are sincere in their supplication?
How can the problem of a 22-year-old young man be solved, who is suffering from drifting towards pornographic websites and feeling a decline in obedience, while people consider him to be of sound character, due to his family's lack of interest in marrying him off at this age?
What must a young man do to rid himself of the sin of an 'urfi marriage with a girl he consummated it with, knowing that he wanted to marry her, but her family stipulated difficult conditions for a legitimate marriage? Should he accept her and marry her, or should he separate from her?
Is a wife obligated to obey her husband in matters that contradict Islamic law? Does silence concerning his commanding of good and forbidding of evil fall under obedience to him? Is a wife considered disobedient if she advises him and he becomes angry?
Is a man entitled to have sexual intercourse with his wife after beating her, insulting her, and insulting her parents, and would the wife be sinful if she refused to share his bed after such harm, taking into account what was reported from the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, regarding his prohibition of beating a woman then approaching her?
Is it religiously obligatory to allocate one-sixth of the salary to the father, knowing that the salary is spent on the household and family and there is no other source of income for them? If that is obligatory, how is this one-sixth calculated based on the mentioned salary details?
Is a husband permitted to prevent his wife from going out unless she is accompanied by his mother, out of jealousy? And is his not involving her in financial dealings, despite his fulfilling all her every need, considered a shortcoming in her rights? And is he permitted to refrain from speaking with her family while urging her to maintain ties with them, even though they do not like him?
Is the father obligated to compel his children to pay rent for the apartments they occupy in his building to achieve justice and clear his conscience, even though he does not need this rent and does not wish to burden his children with it?
What is the solution for a young man who wishes to propose to a girl two years his senior, but his family has found out that there is another person who intends to propose to her but has not yet approached her family?