Family and Companions
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What is the authenticity of the saying that whoever prays Asr on Friday and says in the place where he prayed, "O Allah, bless Muhammad, the unlettered Prophet, and his family and companions, and grant them peace" 80 times, Allah will forgive his sins of eighty years, and if he dies before the eighty or prays more, the remainder will go to his parents or children? And will the doer be rewarded even if it is not authentic?
Who was the woman the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, divorced, and did he take her back?
Is it forbidden to defend myself against someone who is hitting me?
What is the reason for a 24-year-old girl's feeling of distress and sorrow over trivial matters, her isolation, her sense of boredom and loneliness, and her need for love and attention, despite her religiosity and the availability of all her needs from her parents?
Is it permissible to invoke blessings upon someone other than the Prophet (peace be upon him), such as saying: "O Allah, bless so-and-so"?
Is it true that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) aspired to rule, and that his absence from the Saqifa is explained by this ambition, and that the Companions hastened to appoint a Caliph before the burial of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and that both Abu Bakr and Ali aspired to rule?
Is it permissible to change the inherited family name, which varies in its formulation among family members, to a unified name, in order to unify the lineage, despite the opposition of some family members?
What is the Sharia ruling regarding a husband preventing his wife from visiting her family, especially after he has sworn to it, due to his suspicion about the conduct of her brother and his wife, and is he permitted to prevent her from visiting them while he is aware of her brother's frequent visits to his family?
To what extent is it permissible to admire an unknown person in mixed-gender environments? Is it permissible to speak with him with the intention of a legitimate marital acquaintance? How can one overcome this admiration? And what is the ruling on involuntary gazing?
What is the ruling on excessive preparation of food and drink in the month of Ramadan under the pretext of being generous to one's family, and what was the state of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his Companions during this month?
Does an oath take effect by refraining from entering the house of the wife's family, and what is the expiation for this oath?
Is it permissible for a father to marry his daughter to a young man whom her family rejects, which might lead to the disintegration of the family?
Is it permissible to return to one's first love and leave the current husband, knowing that the husband is religious, of good character, and loves his wife, but she still loves someone else and wishes to return to him?
What is the way to expiate the sin of a woman who bought a house with her husband’s money and her own money without his knowledge, and concealed that from him until he passed away, knowing that she did that to shelter her family?
Is it necessary for an image containing the words "Allahu Akbar" to be placed above the supervisor's name instead of below it, due to its containing the name of Allah, the Mighty and Exalted?
To what extent is the hadith authentic: "None of you should come to his wife at night lest he find something he dislikes, and if he finds something he dislikes, let him call four witnesses..."?
What is your advice to the two younger brothers who refuse to accept money from their well-off older brother, knowing that their refusal causes distress to the older brother who feels it is obligatory to give in order to strengthen family ties?
What is the religious ruling regarding the case of a girl who relinquished her rights in a previous case based on her fiancé's promises of compensation, only to discover that he was financially and emotionally exploitative, and then he broke off the engagement and demanded the return of the dowry (shabka), even though the Dar Al-Ifta (House of Fatwas) ruled that it was her right?
Did Sufyan al-Thawri narrate from Abdul Rahman bin Qasim, from Omar bin Abdul Ghaffar, that when Abu Hurairah came to Kufa with Mu'awiyah, he was asked: "O Abu Hurairah, I adjure you by Allah, did you hear the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him and his family, say concerning Ali bin Abi Talib: 'O Allah, befriend whoever befriends him, and be an enemy to whoever is an enemy to him'?" And he replied, "Yes." Then the questioner said: "Then I bear witness by Allah that you have befriended his enemy and shown enmity to his friend." Then he stood up and left him?
Does sin befall a husband who has abandoned his wife for more than three years due to her numerous problems and neglect, especially since there are adult children, and is he permitted to marry to avoid falling into sin?
What should a father do if the family is unable to raise the children well, such as a son not returning home or a 13-year-old not committing to prayer?
What is the ruling on eating food that a soldier brought to his family from the barracks, claiming that its owner, who works in the restaurant, gave it to him?
Is it permissible to use mosque water outside the mosque for personal purposes such as drinking, washing, and cooking, or is its use restricted solely to within the mosque as an endowment? If it is forbidden, why does this ruling not apply to Zamzam water?
Is it permissible to cook for the family of the deceased and eat from it during the first three days after their death, based on Aisha’s hadith about “Talbinah” removing sadness, despite the existence of other hadiths that prohibit that?