Family and Companions
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Is the husband sinful if the guardian of his wife agrees to delay her wearing the niqab until after the consummation of the marriage, given her consent and her family's refusal?
Is it permissible for me to change my family name to "Kalfan" (the original family name of my father and grandfather) instead of "Salfan" (the name my grandfather changed when he immigrated)?
If a person is wronged by his family and siblings and they insist on their stance, is it permissible for him to minimize interaction with them to the extent of merely exchanging greetings, and would this be considered the forbidden abandonment?
Is there anything incumbent upon me due to my exasperation with the crowd and minor verbal altercations with my family during Hajj?
Is it permissible to inform the authorities about a family that has an annoying child during Ramadan?
What is the ruling on saying "peace be upon him" for a Companion?
What is the ruling regarding a husband who engages in illicit relationships online, despite being known for his piety and righteousness, especially given that his wife cannot confront him for fear of the impact on their children and due to her trust in him?
What is the ruling on a wife's disobedience to her husband by refusing to discuss things with him and leaving him to sleep in another room because of his insults to her, knowing that she is pregnant and going through difficult health conditions?
Should the girl marry the aforementioned young man, who is financially well-off and recently committed to religion, or not, given the religious and social disparity between their families and the implications of her recurring dreams?
Do acts of worship with specific functions—such as the prayer of repentance, supplications for protection, or Istikhara—not entail reward or good deeds, but rather their effect is limited to achieving their intended purpose only?
How authentic is the Hadith that mentions a man named Mujashshir coming to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) and asking him about the path to knowing the Truth, and its approval, satisfaction, connection, obedience, remembrance, proximity, and intimacy, with the Messenger's answer each time being about dealing with the self?
What is the correct Islamic action for a family whose homes have been attacked, after the assault, and are the killer and the killed in Hellfire if any individual from either family is killed or injured as a result of this fighting?
Is this narration reported from Mujahid, concerning Abdullah ibn Umar's going out to greet, authentic, and where can it be found in the books of Hadith?
Will my brother die killed for having killed a woman with his car, with the blood money paid to her family, and does the Hadith: "Whoever kills will be killed, even if after a while" apply to him?
What is the ruling on one who knows something but refuses to acknowledge it, such as a building, knowing that this refusal to acknowledge it will lead to the loss of orphans' rights?
Is someone who dies from smoke inhalation in a fire while defending his home and family considered a martyr, and what is the proof for that from the Quran and Sunnah?
Is it obligatory to say "Assalamu Alaykum" upon entering the house, even if it is empty, and is there any evidence for that?
What is the ruling on swearing by divorce without intending divorce?
How can I distance my father from watching pornographic films that contain naked women, especially since he becomes angry when I try to advise him, and how can I convey this to him in a respectful way as a daughter to her father, knowing that I fear for him from torment and from the saying of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him: "The eye commits adultery"?
What is the ruling on a man marrying a second wife without the knowledge of his first wife, what are his duties towards his first family, what sins might the recently married Muslim couple have committed in this situation, and what should they do?
Is a marriage contracted without the father's consent valid legally and Islamically, and are the children resulting from this marriage considered illegitimate, especially given that the witnesses were from the wife's family?
Is loving Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Family of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt) obligatory for every Muslim, and is hating Omar ibn al-Khattab and the Companions not considered forbidden, nor does it take one out of the fold of faith, like loving Ali ibn Abi Talib?
Is it permissible to supplicate with "My Lord, grant me from Your presence an heir who will inherit from me and inherit from the family of (my family), and make him, my Lord, pleasing," following the example of the Prophet Zechariah?
Is it permissible for a doctor to tell his patient that he will die soon?